Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are down by an average of 0.4% this morning, Wednesday April 4. Tin is the only metal showing any gains, while the rest are down between 0.4% and 0.7%, with copper off by 0.4% at $6,783 per tonne.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are for the most part consolidating this morning, Wednesday March 14, although copper and lead prices are showing gains of 0.5% and 0.3% respectively, with the former at $6,984 per tonne.

Base metals prices were mixed in the Chinese morning trading session on Friday July 12, with copper, zinc and tin all higher amid US dollar weakness and overall optimism following US Federal Reserve Chair Powell’s dovish testimony, while aluminium and nickel both moved lower.

Base metals traded on the Shanghai Futures Exchange exhibited mixed movements during Asian morning trading on Friday December 7, with concerns over trade tensions between China and the United States continuing to dampen sentiment.

The three-month base metals prices traded on the London Metal Exchange were stronger across the board with gains averaging 0.3% on the morning of Wednesday February 20, compared with Tuesday’s closing levels.

Base metals on the Shanghai Futures Exchange continued to be pressured by a strong dollar during Asian morning trading on Wednesday November 28, with limited price movements recorded across most of the complex as a result.

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The base metals traded on the London Metal Exchange are down across the board this morning, Thursday April 27, with three-month prices off an average of 0.3%.

The Chinese yuan's recent losses against the US dollar has pressured steel prices in Asia to move down, with continual drops for both flat and long steel products across the region.