Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are split into two camps with copper, aluminium and nickel prices up an average of 0.5% with three-month copper at $5,887 per tonne, while zinc, lead and tin prices are down an average of 0.2% – but volume has been light with 3,844 lots traded as of 06.43 BST.

Base metals prices, barring those for tin, on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were up during Asian morning trading on Monday January 21, with residual optimism over trade talks between China and the United States helping to offset some weak Chinese data earlier this morning.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are for the most part weaker this morning, Friday June 9, with tin prices down 0.4%, aluminium prices off 0.3%, while copper, nickel and lead prices are off 0.1%. Zinc prices are bucking the downtrend with a 0.4% gain.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly higher during Asian morning trading on Wednesday September 19, with the complex largely shrugging off an escalation in trade tensions between China and the United States.

Following the completion of Metal Bulletin’s acquisition of FastMarkets on Friday September 2, and in line with requests from the two companies’ mutual customers among the world’s major mining companies, metal consumers and trading houses, Metal Bulletin outlines how the integrated metal pricing team, comprising staff from both companies, intends to handle its pricing of some base metal premiums in the future.

Base metals traded on the London Metal Exchange are edging lower this morning, Tuesday December 19, posting a small drop of 0.5%, with nickel (-1.1%) the weakest and tin (-0.1%) the most resilient.

Copper prices continued to rally this morning, Wednesday July 26, reaching $6,400 per tonne, which was up by 2.3% from Tuesday’s close. The rest of the complex is split with nickel and zinc off around 1%, while the rest are little changed, although they have been choppy.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange weakened during Asian morning trading on Wednesday November 14, with the release of lackluster Chinese data failing to offset the downward pressure being exerted by a strong dollar.

Taiwanese and South Korean hot-rolled coil (HRC) producers, as well as major international trading companies, will likely to be hit by new US duties imposed this week on cold-rolled steel imports from Vietnam, market sources told Fastmarkets MB today.

New base metals and concentrates trading company Concord Resources opened for business at its Mayfair, London office last week.