Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are weaker across the board by an average of 0.7% this morning, Wednesday October 11. Zinc prices lead the decline with a 1.3% drop, followed by lead prices (-1%), nickel (-0.7%), tin and aluminium (-0.5%), while three-month copper prices are off by 0.2% at $6,739 per tonne.

Copper prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were under pressure during Asian morning trading on Friday July 6 amid growing bearish sentiment in the market ahead of the United States’ implementation of trade tariffs against China.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly lower this morning, Tuesday November 14, while nickel continued to fluctuate.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange seem to have found buying interest this morning, Monday February 12, with all of the base metals, except lead (-0.3%), showing gains averaging 1%. The three-month copper price leads the way with a 1.8% rally to $6,870 per tonne - this after a low last Friday of $6,733 per tonne.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are for the most part little changed this morning, Thursday October 5. The main exceptions are nickel prices that are up by 0.6% at $10,640 per tonne and tin prices that are off by 0.2% at $20,755 per tonne, while the rest are between plus and minus 0.1%, with three-month copper prices up by 0.1% at $6,517 per tonne.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were higher across the board in the UK morning on Monday September 11 after prices recovered from a day of sharp corrections on Friday.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange continued to dip lower this morning, Friday September 8, as copper prices fell 1.2%.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly down during Asian morning trading on Friday October 19, with weaker-than-expected economic data from China sparking a wave of risk-off sentiment in the base metals market.

Fraudsters have been using base metals such as tungsten to exploit unwary gold investors with counterfeits and scams, the director of the International Chamber of Commerce’s Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau has claimed

It has been a quiet start on the London Metal Exchange this morning, Wednesday June 21, as base metals prices remain little changed with price movements ranged between down 0.3% for tin and up 0.2% for zinc – copper prices are down 0.2% at $5,657 per tonne. Volume has been light with 4,009 lots traded as of 06:22 BST.