Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) were higher across the board during Asian morning trading on Thursday October 26, supported by a weaker dollar, while copper prices received a boost from short-covering.

Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s office in Shanghai, bringing the latest news and pricing stories on Tuesday December 5.

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Thursday October 10 that are worth another look.

Vale Canada has entered into a 60-day exclusivity period with Australian specialist zinc miner New Century Resources to negotiate the sale of a 95% stake in Vale New Caledonia (VNC), Fastmarkets understands.

With three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange having come off their weekly highs, most metals remained under selling pressure and have continued to consolidate this morning, Friday March 22.

Copper prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) surged during Asian morning trading on Tuesday October 17, buoyed by increasing optimism in the market regarding China’s economic outlook.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mostly up during Asian morning trading on Thursday May 10, with copper leading the rest of the complex, except aluminium and lead, higher.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) were broadly lower during the Asian morning trading session on Wednesday September 27 as consolidation set in following the rally seen earlier in the week.

Markets were looking brighter on the morning of Wednesday May 15, with the equities and metals firmer, this despite some further poor economic data in China and the uncertainty about which direction US-China trade talks will go.

The base metals are for the most part weaker this morning, Wednesday April 12, with losses on the London Metal Exchange averaging 0.3%, led by a 0.6% fall in three-month lead prices to $2,241 per tonne and a 0.5% fall in copper prices to $5,741, while aluminium is unchanged and zinc is up 0.1%.