John Meyer, Sergey Raevskiy and Simon Beardsmore of SP Angel clinched the top spot on the base metals leaderboard for the Apex fourth-quarter 2019 predictions, with an accuracy rating of 99.29%, while Rhona O’Connell of INTL FC Stone came top for precious metals with a rating of 99.26%.

Global markets stabilized on the morning of Tuesday June 26 amid easing trade tensions, while three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange consolidated after their weakness on Monday.

The global macroeconomic backdrop remains riddled with high amounts of uncertainty this morning, Monday June 17, as the trade conflict between China and the United States drags on with seemingly little progress being made toward an amicable resolution while tensions between the US and Iran look set to ratchet up in the coming days.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are for the most part weaker this morning, Tuesday December 5, with lead the only metal showing any strength - its prices are up by 0.2%. The rest are down by an average of 0.7%, led by a 1.8% fall in nickel prices. Three-month copper prices are down by 0.9% at $6,743 per tonne.

The three-month copper price on the London Metal Exchange was higher across morning trading on Tuesday November 5, with price action boosted by a softer dollar index and positive forward spreads.

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were slightly firmer during morning trading on Tuesday April 2, up by an average of 0.2% but still down from Monday's highs.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mostly little changed to down during the morning trading session on Monday December 16, with investors shrugging off news on Friday that the United States and China have agreed on a “phase one” trade deal.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were on divergent paths this morning, Monday October 9, with nickel leading the upside and climbing over 2%.

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Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were down across the board at the close of morning trading on Thursday March 19 amid continued broad-based risk aversion, with tin leading the complex lower with a drop of 7.8%.