Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s offices in Shangai as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Friday April 13.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly stronger during Asian morning trading on Tuesday February 13, with nickel prices leading on the upside with a gain of 0.8%, while lead (-0.3%) was the only metal to lose ground.

Copper prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange weakened during Asian morning trading on Tuesday November 28, with investors taking profits amid concerns about economic growth in China.

Base metals traded on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were all in negative territory during Asian morning trading on Friday February 9, with copper prices pressured by a combination of dollar strength and stock increases on the London Metal Exchange.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly down during Asian morning trading on Friday April 20, the exception being tin, which was marginally up on supply concerns due to export issues in Indonesia.

Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s office in Shanghai as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Wednesday March 14.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are for the most part weaker this morning, Wednesday August 2. Aluminium is the exception, its prices are up 0.7% at $1,923 per tonne, while the rest are off by an average of 0.2%, with zinc prices off 0.5% and copper prices off 0.3% at $6,328 per tonne. Volume has been high at 12,379 lots as of 07:15 BST – this may be due to it being option declaration this morning.

Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s office in Shanghai, as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Monday January 15.

MMG's full-year financial results will be significantly affected by a planned $640-800 million impairment against the fair value of some of its mining assets, the company warned on Tuesday December 8.

Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s office in Singapore, as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Wednesday January 10.