Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Thursday August 9.

A quiet but positive start to trading on the London Metal Exchange this morning, Thursday June 22, with base metals prices up across the board with average gains of 0.2%.

The copper price on the Shanghai Futures Exchange continued to decline during Asian morning trading hours on Thursday November 30, despite a positive reading in China's Purchasing Manufacturers' Index (PMI).

Barring those for lead and tin, base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were in positive territory at the close of morning trading on Thursday March 5, with the complex supported by further government stimulus to offset the negative economic impact of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCOV) outbreak.

Nickel prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange pushed higher during Asian morning trading on Thursday November 23, broadly supported by the metal’s strong underlying fundamentals.

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With little changed in the depressed markets, focus will now turn to what ideas central bankers come up with when they meet at the Economic Policy Symposium at Jackson Hole, in the US state of Wyoming, on Friday August 23.

While backward-looking economic data continues to show how deep the global contraction has been, markets seem focused on the recovery this morning, Monday May 18, as more economies open up and plan to reopen in the weeks ahead.

The three-month aluminium price on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) managed to rise during Asian morning trading hours on Monday December 25 amid concerns over possible tightness in global alumina supply.

Base metal prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) were weaker across the board during the Asian morning session on Friday September 22, with nickel giving the worst performance as soft demand from China’s stainless steel sector weighed on prices.