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

Copper prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) fell during the Asian morning session on the first trading day of 2018 after China’s official Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) came in below market expectations.

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.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly higher at the close of trading on Monday April 9, with only lead and zinc bucking the trend.

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 were down across the board at the close of morning trading on Monday March 23, with tin leading the complex lower with a fall of 5.5%

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part firmer, the exception being copper where prices were down by 0.4% at $6,233 per tonne. The rest were up between little changed for aluminium and 0.9% for lead.

Base metal prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange took divergent paths during Asian morning trading on Tuesday December 19, with nickel continuing to rise as investors opened long positions.

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.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange rebounded during Asian morning trading on Tuesday March 27, buoyed by a weaker dollar and an improvement in risk appetite after fears of an escalation in tensions between the United States and China receded.