Deliverable tin stocks at Shanghai Futures Exchange-approved warehouses dropped by 1,214 tonnes or 16.3% over the past week to 6,214 tonnes as of Friday December 15, the largest decline among the base metals complex.

Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s offices in Asia, bringing the latest news and pricing stories on Thursday February 22.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, with the exception of that for zinc, rose during the morning trading session on Tuesday February 11 after China’s central bank pumped in 900 billion yuan ($129 billion) into the country’s financial system a day earlier.

Base metals traded on the London Metal Exchange are mixed this morning, Tuesday March 6, with lead, zinc and tin prices down by an average of 0.5%, while copper, aluminium and nickel prices are up by an average of 0.3%.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Wednesday November 7.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly up during Asian morning trading on Tuesday May 8, albeit with marginal gains amid renewed dollar strength. Tin bucked the general positivity, however, with prices dipping by 0.6%.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly down during Asian morning trading on Monday November 26 amid the prevailing risk-off sentiment due to simmering United States-China trade tensions and a slight uptick in the dollar index.

Global commodities miner-marketer Glencore will continue to take a disciplined approach to ensuring that it does not overproduce at a time of declining demand for some materials, the company’s chief executive officer has said.

Trafigura’s rescue package for Nyrstar comes at a price, with the trader taking greater ownership of one of the world’s largest zinc smelter's prized assets in return for helping it bridge a nine-day liquidity crunch.

Miner South32 has signed a 2018 annual lead concentrate supply contract with at least one major smelter, which includes a 21.4% drop in headline treatment charges.