A dovish US Federal Reserve stance, a weaker dollar and a firmer Chinese yuan, which may indicate confidence in US-China trade talks, are all helping to underpin the three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange this morning, Thursday January 31.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are for the most part weaker again this morning, Thursday December 7, although tin prices are bucking the trend with a 0.2% gain. The rest are down by an average of 0.5%, ranged between copper that is off by 0.1% at $6,541 per tonne and lead prices that are down by 1.2%.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were broadly up on Tuesday April 10, with markets reacting positively to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s pledge to further open up China's economy.

Base metals traded on the London Metal Exchange are once again weaker across the board this morning, Monday March 12, with prices off by an average of 0.4%. Losses are fairly tightly grouped between 0.2% and 0.7%, with the three-month copper price down by 0.4% at $6,930 per tonne.

The weather in Istanbul was warm last week, and more than one delegate at the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) Convention was a bit hot under the collar.

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part weaker on the morning of Friday August 3, with the complex down by an average of 0.2%.

Base metals traded on the London Metal Exchange are split into two camps this morning, Thursday March 8, with copper ($6,924 per tonne), nickel, zinc and tin prices all down by an average of 0.6%, while aluminium and lead prices are up by an average of 0.3%.

Base metals traded on the London Metal Exchange are down across the board by an average of 0.3% this morning, Wednesday March 7. Nickel leads the decline with a 0.9% drop to $13,520 per tonne, while the rest are off between less than 0.1% and 0.3%, with three-month copper prices at $6,977 per tonne.

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange exhibited mixed movements while consolidating this morning, Thursday January 17. Copper, nickel, lead and zinc were down by between 0.1% and 0.5%, while aluminium and tin prices were up by 0.3% and 0.4% respectively.

Base metals prices traded on the London Metal Exchange are for the most part weaker this morning, Tuesday November 14. Tin prices are bucking the trend with 0.2% gain, while the rest are down by an average of 0.6% - somewhat skewed by a 1.5% drop in nickel prices and 1.1% fall in lead prices. Three-month copper prices are off by 0.2% at $6,882 per tonne.