Following a lackluster start to the trading week, the three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly stronger on the morning of Tuesday August 7 amid bouts of bargain hunting, with the complex up by an average of 0.3%.

Fastmarkets will two months from the publication of this notice delist and cease to publish 40 steel scrap, non-ferrous scrap and foundry ingot prices that it currently carries from third parties.

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were up across the board by an average of 0.4% this morning, Wednesday November 21.

Metal Bulletin reviews some of the key news from the past five days in the metals markets.

The majority of base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange ended the morning trading session on Monday July 30 in positive territory, with only copper and lead bucking the general strength.

The three-month tin price on the London Metal Exchange stood out as the strongest performer among its peers with a gain of 1.2% this morning, Monday November 26. Three-month copper ($6,183 per tonne) and aluminium were up by 0.2%, while the rest were down by 0.3%.

The metals research team at Citigroup came in third on the overall leaderboard for base metals price forecasts for the whole of 2011, with 93.4% accuracy.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were up across the board during morning trading on Monday August 6, with a retreat in the dollar index and stronger yuan providing support to the complex.

Fastmarkets' copper team has compiled the answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) from the industry on the change in the benchmark copper concentrate TC/RC index calculation after a revision of the base specifications.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are firmer by an average of 0.4% this morning, Monday October 23. Zinc and lead prices lead the way with a 0.7% gain, while copper prices are the laggards with a 0.1% gain to $6,975 per tonne. Volume has been average of 5,549 lots as of 07:17 BST.