Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were all up during Asian morning trading on Monday December 31 amid renewed optimism in the market after US President Donald Trump reported “big progress” in trade talks with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.

Lead’s three-month price on the London Metal Exchange was lower during morning trading on Friday June 7, with price action falling back to $1,860 per tonne after breaching the nearby $1,900 per tonne resistance level on Thursday following a 2% climb.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were on divergent paths during morning trading on Monday September 16, with risk aversion among investors heightening following an attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities over the weekend.

Barring those for tin, base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were all up during the morning trading session on Tuesday July 30, with the complex benefiting from rising hope amid continuing US-China trade talks.

With the exception of nickel, base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were little changed during morning trading on Tuesday August 13 after market participants’ appetite for commodity investment was dampened by continuing geopolitical and trade tensions.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange consolidated lower during the morning trading session on Tuesday November 26 while market participants await more clarity on a phase one trade agreement between China and the United States.

Big River Steel plans to partner with Koch Metallics LLC in an effort to overhaul how steel, scrap and other metallics are bought and sold, the steelmaker’s top executive said.

Most of the base metals prices are weaker this morning, Wednesday May 31, the exception is three-month copper prices on the London Metal Exchange that are up 0.3% at $5,677 per tonne. The other LME metals are down an average of 0.6%, although that is skewed by a 2.4% decline in nickel prices to $8,890 per tonne.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were split into two camps at the end of morning trading on Wednesday August 1, with nickel, zinc and copper edging higher, while the rest weakened.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are down across the board this morning, Tuesday May 16, with prices down an average of 0.6%.