Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s offices in Asia, bringing the latest news and pricing stories on Monday May 21.

Broader markets were mixed this morning, Thursday May 7 after Wednesday’s employment data in the United States knocked market confidence, but with a barrage of data expected today and Friday, the market is braced for a reality check.

Metal Bulletin reviews some of the key news from the past five days in the metals markets.

There has been some follow-through selling in Asian-Pacific equity markets and base metals on the Shanghai Futures Exchange this morning, Friday June 12, but base metals on the London Metal Exchange and pre-market major western equity index futures are consolidating after Thursday's routs.

Glencore has cut its maximum industrial capex for 2015 to $6 billion, compared with the $6.5-6.8 billion announced in February.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly weaker during Asian morning trading on Thursday November 2, with aluminium and nickel bucking the trend.

Base metals traded on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly weaker during Asian morning trading on Friday March 2, with only copper and aluminium prices managing to post slight gains.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were up across the board at the close of morning trading on Wednesday January 22, with the complex clawing back some of the losses registered earlier this week.

Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s offices in Asia, bringing the key news and market stories on Tuesday January 2.

Metal Bulletin proposes to discontinue the publication of single numbers for its base metals premiums and instead continue to publish low-high premium assessments.