The general weaker tone seen in the base metals traded on the Shanghai Futures Exchange throughout the week continued during Asian morning trading on Thursday March 8, with only nickel prices managing to post any gains.

Lead prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange outperformed during Asian morning trading on Tuesday June 5, supported by low inventory levels and supply-side concerns.

Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s offices in Asia, bringing the latest news and pricing stories on Friday May 18.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange diverged during Asian morning trading on Wednesday May 16, with rising stocks and a surge in the dollar sinking copper.

Metal Bulletin Research rounds up the sentiment at LME Week as ‘fairly upbeat’, with that bullishness rooted in supply-side themes and optimism for electric vehicles. But there was certainly a sense among many that prices have already done enough on the upside for the time being. And while China’s economy will continue to expand next year, growth will be slower, and as we’ve seen in the past few years, the market is quick to get bearish when China slows. So we’d summarise sentiment as cautiously bullish overall.

Base metals traded on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mostly down during Asian morning trading on Wednesday December 19 following Chinese President Xi Jinping’s speech on Tuesday, which lacked concrete steps to improve the economy and diffuse trade tensions with the United States—and more recently, Canada.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were on divergent paths during Asian morning trading on Tuesday May 15, with copper down amid disappointing Chinese data and rising stock levels.

Broader markets are generally weaker this morning, Wednesday December 18, with equities in Asia mainly lower, metals mixed and havens little changed.

Base metals traded on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly lower during Asian morning trading on Thursday February 8, with only aluminium in positive territory, after a jump in the dollar overnight and a bout of profit-taking sank prices.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange succumbed to pressure from a volatile currency market during morning trading on Tuesday August 14, with the fall of the Turkish lira against the US dollar negatively affecting market sentiment.