Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mostly down during Asian morning trading on Thursday October 25 after the dollar strengthened once more, with only lead prices rising due to continued supply tightness in China.

Base metals prices, barring those for nickel, on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were down across the board during Asian morning trading on Thursday January 10 following the release of weaker-than-expected Chinese data.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly down during Asian morning trading on Friday January 11, extending the weakness experienced on Thursday following disappointing economic data from China.

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed this morning, Thursday January 3, with zinc, aluminium and lead up by between 0.4% and 0.7%, copper up by 0.1% at $5,880 per tonne, and nickel and tin lower by 0.8% and 0.2% respectively.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly weaker during Asian morning trading on Tuesday September 25, with participants taking a cautious approach to trading following the recent escalation in trade tensions between China and the United States.

Base metal market volatility is here for the long haul, according to a fund that has banked profits from the violent sanction-led price swings that have characterized market movements in the first half of 2018.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are for the most part weaker this morning, Friday April 6, following further announcements from the White House of increased tariffs against China.

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 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 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.