Markets are mixed and on average weaker this morning, Friday April 3, after the rally on Thursday following a 20% rise in oil prices faded.

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part firmer this morning, Wednesday December 12, with average gains of 0.3%. This after the complex climbed by an average of 0.4% on Tuesday, which followed Monday’s test of support levels – that held.

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed this morning, Thursday March 21, while the market digested the messages from last night’s US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.

Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East showed no sign of abating over the weekend after the United States claimed that it had carried out a cyber-attack on Iranian weapons systems in retaliation for the latter shooting down a US drone last week.

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part weaker this morning, Monday January 14, following the release of weak Chinese trade data.

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed this morning, Thursday March 14, with copper, nickel, lead and zinc down by an average of 0.4%, while lead and tin were up by 0.1% 0.4% respectively.

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part firmer during morning trading on Wednesday October 3.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were split into two camps during Asian morning trading on Wednesday June 26, with copper, nickel and zinc securing gains while the rest weakened marginally.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange exhibited mixed movements during the morning trading session on Tuesday October 29 after positive developments in trade talks between China and the United States were partly offset by weaker Chinese corporate data.

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange gave a mixed performance on the morning of Friday May 11, with the complex averaging a slight 0.1% gain as at 06.42 am London time.