Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were on divergent paths during the morning trading session on Wednesday March 25, with copper gaining the most on improved risk sentiment and recent production cuts.

Base metals on the London Metal Exchange are slightly firmer this morning, Tuesday June 6, with prices up an average of 0.2%.

Some progress at the Group of Twenty (G20) summit on US-China trade has given the three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange a boost, up by an average of 1.4%.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were split into two camps during the morning trading session on Friday December 20, with nickel outperforming the rest of complex with a 1.2% gain.

AS Mauskar and N Bhavsar of Bank Muscat led the base metals leaderboard again in the Apex third-quarter 2019 contest, with an accuracy rating of 96.9%, while UBS’ Glyn Lawcock was top of the precious metals table with a rating of 97.6%.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are broadly weaker this morning, Tuesday August 1, with losses averaging 0.4%. Copper and aluminium are little changed, with three-month copper prices at $6,378 per tonne, while the rest are down between 0.4% and 0.6%.

Base metals traded on the London Metal Exchange are little changed this morning, Thursday February 8, with copper (+0.5%) and zinc (+0.5%) the only metals in positive territory, while the rest are under slight downward pressure.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly rangebound with a slight upward bias during Asian morning trading on Thursday January 24, with the complex supported by improved market sentiment following stimulus measures by China’s central bank.

Markets remain jittery while US-China trade war rhetoric escalates with the latter raising the possibility of including rare earth minerals in their trade negotiations. Equity markets have sold off and bond yields have fallen as investors move into havens.

The three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mainly firmer this morning, Friday December 21, the exception being nickel which was down by 0.5%.