The three-month zinc price on the London Metal Exchange was down during the morning trading session on Wednesday November 13, slipping below further support levels despite a continued draw on LME stocks, while tin futures threatened a dip below $16,000 per tonne.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were up across the board during Asian morning trading on Tuesday June 25, with a softening dollar helping to ease the bearishness engulfing the market amid continuing geopolitical uncertainty.

Base metals traded on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were split into two camps during Asian morning trading on Tuesday March 6, with zinc, lead and tin prices weakening, while the rest pushed higher.

Metal Bulletin’s Charlotte Radford reviews some of the key news and price moves from the past seven days.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were broadly down on the morning of Friday October 29 following a brief rally on Thursday, however all but aluminium look set for a positive monthly close.

Zinc prices continued to strengthen on the London Metal Exchange this morning, Wednesday October 4, while the rest of the base metals were on divergent paths.

Zinc concentrate treatment charges (TCs) rose to their highest level this year in May, with smelters refraining from purchases of spot tonnages. And the upward trend in lead concentrate TCs reversed after an import arbitrage opened up in China.

Zinc prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were down during morning trading on Thursday June 20, tracking the weakness exhibited by the galvanizing metal’s three-month price on the London Metal Exchange overnight.

Zhuzhou, China’s biggest zinc smelter, is meeting its commitment to cut 50,000 tonnes of refined zinc production this year, sources said - and other smelters in the country could follow suit while raw material concentrates become more expensive and progressively scarcer.

Metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are up across the board this morning, Friday February 16, by an average of 0.4%, while trading activity has been light due to the Lunar New Year holiday.