Despite a firmer dollar, the three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are up across the board by an average of 0.8% this morning, Wednesday November 28. Nickel and tin are the outperformers with gains of 1.4% and 1.1% respectively.

The three-month tin price on the London Metal Exchange stood out as the strongest performer among its peers with a gain of 1.2% this morning, Monday November 26. Three-month copper ($6,183 per tonne) and aluminium were up by 0.2%, while the rest were down by 0.3%.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are up by an average of 0.5% this morning, Tuesday July 25. Tin is once again bucking the trend with prices off 0.3% at $20,190 per tonne, while the rest have gains of between 0.3% for aluminium and 0.9% for nickel and copper, with the latter at $6,088 per tonne basis three months.

Base metals traded on the London Metal Exchange are for the most part weaker this morning, Monday March 5, with the complex down by an average of 0.4%.

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange gave a mixed performance on the morning of Friday May 11, with the complex averaging a slight 0.1% gain as at 06.42 am London time.

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part firmer this morning, Tuesday December 11, with average gains of 0.2%. This after they again tested support levels on Monday, when support held to varying degrees.

Base metals continue to face headwinds from the continuing trade dispute between the United States and China, but also from tension over the arrest of Huawei's chief financial officer, Brexit, social unrest in France and stuttering equity markets.

Global ferrous scrap prices were mostly going higher during the working week ended Friday May 11 with prices beginning to climb out of the price trough.

The three-month base metals prices traded on the London Metal Exchange were mixed on the morning of Monday February 18.

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