Shares in Australian zinc tailings processor New Century Resources halted trading on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) on Monday February 5, with the company set to announce offtake partners for the next three years of production.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were split into two camps during morning trading on Tuesday July 23 with zinc, lead and tin ticking upward, while the rest drifted lower.

Zinc prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were up during morning trading on Thursday March 28, managing to shrug off strength in the US dollar due to metal’s positive fundamentals.

Shanghai Futures Exchange zinc prices could see further downside after rumors that China’s State Reserve Bureau (SRB) was about to sell 50,000-60,000 tonnes of the metal, market participants told Metal Bulletin.

A gap between the three-month prices of zinc and lead on the London Metal Exchange could generally narrow and become more settled in the coming weeks after an extended period of flux, market participants suggested.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly up during morning trading on Wednesday October 16, but gains were fairly limited amid renewed trade uncertainty and concerns over global economic growth.

The three-month zinc price on the London Metal Exchange was up during morning trading on Thursday April 16, with price action supported by a fresh outflow of some 600 tonnes, while steady buying over the morning saw copper hold on to recent gains.

Arbitrage for copper, aluminium, zinc and nickel imported into China on Friday May 25*

Arbitrage for copper, aluminium, zinc and nickel imported into China on Wednesday May 23*

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mixed during Asian morning trading on Monday May 28, with zinc, nickel and tin registering gains, while aluminium prices were flat and those of copper and lead fell.