Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday May 10 that are worth another look.

With the exception of copper and zinc, base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were up during the morning trading session on Thursday July 25, buoyed by positive sentiment over upcoming US-China trade talks.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mostly down during morning trading on Monday August 19 while markets reacted to comments from US President Donald Trump over the weekend that the United States is “doing very well with China and talking” but suggested he was not ready to sign a deal.

Risk sentiment was borderline negative on the morning of Wednesday June 12 after the possibility of US President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping meeting later this month at the Group of Twenty (G20) Summit in Japan was dubbed extremely unlikely.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mixed during the morning trading session on Tuesday October 8, the first trading day after China’s National Day holiday, with copper giving the worst performance of its peers amid a persistently weak macroeconomic backdrop.

Miners and processors considering production cuts cannot ignore safety or care and maintenance, including of associated asset infrastructure, the former chief executive officer of Anglo American said.

Good morning from Fastmarkets MB’s offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Monday December 24.

Base metals prices are down an average of 0.7% on the London Metal Exchange this morning, Wednesday May 3, with zinc, copper and lead prices down around 1%, with three-month copper prices at $5,751 per tonne, while aluminium and nickel prices are off around 0.5% and tin prices are down 0.2%. Volume has been light with 3,907 lots traded as of 06:20 BST.

The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Monday August 6.

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part weaker on the morning of Friday August 3, with the complex down by an average of 0.2%.