Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were little changed during morning trading on Friday March 2, with the complex restricted by thin liquidity and a firmer dollar.

The three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part weaker this morning, Thursday December 20. The exception was aluminium that was up by 0.4% at $1,916 per tonne, while the rest were lower by an average of 0.5%.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were up across the board during Asian morning trading on Thursday July 19, with a retreat in the dollar index reviving investors’ appetite for the metals.

Copper and aluminium prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were up during Asian morning trading on Tuesday July 17, with the former finding support from potential supply-side disruptions, while the light metal benefited from supply concerns surrounding the sanctions on Russian aluminium producer UC Rusal.

With the exception of lead and tin, base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were up during Asian morning trading on Wednesday February 20, with the complex broadly benefiting from a softer dollar and optimism surrounding the latest round of trade talks between China and the United States.

Nickel prices on the London Metal Exchange have once again failed to hold on to recent gains, with the three-month price retreating nearly $200 per tonne during morning trading on Friday February 2.

Base metals prices posted across-the-board gains during London Metal Exchange pre-market trading on Tuesday October 24, with follow-through momentum seen from the previous day’s gains, traders said.

Base metals prices, bar those for tin, on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were all down during Asia morning trading on Tuesday December 4, with investors taking profits following the strong performance by the complex on Monday.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly down during Asian morning trading on Wednesday December 5, with risk sentiment deteriorating amid confusion over whether much progress was made during US-China trade talks this past weekend.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were under pressure during morning trading on Thursday August 2, following a ratcheting up of trade tensions between the United States and China on Wednesday.