Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly down during Asian morning trading on Wednesday July 4, with copper prices sliding to a near two-month low amid weakness in the yuan versus the dollar and an uptick in trade tensions between the United States and China.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mixed during the morning trading session on Thursday March 14, with lackluster Chinese data released earlier in the day failing to inspire a meaningful move in either direction for the complex.

The first day of the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Japan gets underway on Friday June 28. With world leaders gathering at the event, and a few notable meetings scheduled on the sidelines, market participants will be keeping a close eye on any developments.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly down during morning trading on Thursday July 26, with investors’ concerns over the ongoing trade war keeping the complex under pressure.

Base metals are little changed on the London Metal Exchange this morning, Wednesday June 28, with prices split between plus and minus 0.3%. Copper, lead and tin prices are firmer, aluminium and zinc prices are weaker and nickel prices are unchanged.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are fairly mixed this morning, Monday October 30, with the complex off by an average of 0.3%. Three-month copper prices are little changed at $6,841 per tonne, while the rest are ranged between lead prices that are down by 0.9% and zinc prices that are up by 0.4%. Aluminium prices are down by 0.8%, nickel prices are off by 0.6% and tin prices are up by 0.3%.

Base metals on the London Metal Exchange are on divergent paths this morning, Friday June 30, with three-month copper and nickel prices firmer by 0.4%, with copper at $5,947 per tonne, aluminium and zinc prices are little changed, while lead and tin are off either side of 0.4%.

The prices of base metals on the London Metal Exchange were mostly lower during morning trading on Thursday August 23, with broad weakness coming amid the implementation of corresponding US-Sino trade tariffs, respectively totaling $16 billion.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly up during Asian morning trading on Wednesday October 17 after sentiment improved following strong gains in global equity markets.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange largely consolidated during Asian morning trading on Tuesday January 15, following weakness on Monday that had been driven by poor Chinese trade data.