Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are for the most part weaker this morning, Monday December 11, with prices down by an average of 0.3% - led by a 0.8% drop in nickel prices while copper prices are down by 0.4% at $6,554 per tonne. Volume has been average with 8,070 lots traded as of 06.47 am London time.

Base metals on the London Metal Exchange are up across the board this morning, Monday June 19, as they have been for the past two business days, with lead, zinc and nickel managing to see follow through buying, while the others look less positive.

Nickel prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange surged to a four-month high on Monday February 11 following a rally in iron ore futures on the first trading day after China’s break for the Lunar New Year.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly lower at the close on Thursday November 16, with tin the only base metal trading in positive territory.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange had a mixed start on Tuesday December 18, with market participants remaining cautious ahead of a major speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Despite a firmer dollar, the three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are up across the board by an average of 0.8% this morning, Wednesday November 28. Nickel and tin are the outperformers with gains of 1.4% and 1.1% respectively.

Base metal prices on the London Metal Exchange were broadly up during Asian morning trading on Monday April 30, following the release of positive Chinese economic data and an easing in geopolitical tensions.

Base metals traded on the London Metal Exchange are looking stronger this morning, Monday July 31, with gains across the complex. Prices are up by an average of 0.6%; zinc leads the advance with a 1% rally to $2,813 per tonne, tin and copper follow with 0.7% gains, with the latter at $6,388 per tonne, it having once again been up as high as $6,400.

The bullish momentum seen on Tuesday June 25 seems to have run its course because base metals prices were mostly mixed in the early Asian trading session on Wednesday.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly weaker in the morning of Friday September 22, after prices slumped yesterday evening on fresh US sanctions against North Korea.