Base metal prices on Shanghai Futures Exchange fell during Asian morning trading on Wednesday November 15 as a wave of selling continued across the complex, with nickel plummeting as much as 5% earlier in the day.

The base metals on the London Metal Exchange are down across the board by a fairly uniform amount of between 0.1% and 0.3% this morning, Thursday June 1, with three-month copper prices off 0.3% at $5,677 per tonne.

Copper prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange weakened during Asian morning trading on Tuesday June 12, with a firmer dollar and easing supply concerns weighing on investors’ appetite for the red metal.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJIA) closed down by 10% on Thursday March 12, taking the loss from the February high to 28.3%, while the London Metal Exchange three-month base metals at their recent lows have been down by an average of 16% - ranged between 10.4% for aluminium and 22.2% for zinc.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were all up during the morning session on Tuesday March 24 amid a slide in the dollar and following the launch of unlimited quantitative easing by the United States Federal Reserve.

Nickel prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were weaker during Asian morning trading on Thursday February 1, with underwhelming data releases from China as well as soft demand from the country’s stainless steel sector weighing on the metal’s prices.

Bargain hunting has returned to the base metals complex in the morning of Friday April 13, lifting prices on the London Metal Exchange by 0.6% on average.

Nickel prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were weaker during Asian morning trading on Wednesday January 31, tracking the pullback in prices seen on the London Metal Exchange in the previous session.

Base metals traded on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were on divergent paths at the close of morning trading on Thursday January 9, with easing tensions between Iran and the United States providing a slight boost to risk sentiment.

Base metal prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were all up during Asian morning trading on Thursday May 31, finding support from the release of positive Chinese data and a weaker dollar.