SHANGHAI, Feb 12 (SMM) – Only SHFE aluminium resisted a drop among nonferrous metals today with a rise of close to 1%. SHFE tin lost 1.5% while zinc was down over 1%.In the ferrous complex, coking coal and rebar edged up when iron ore was down around 1% and coke was down 0.73%. Hot-rolled coil also slipped.Copper: The SHFE 1804 copper contract was trading below all moving averages as the mar...Read More
SHANGHAI, Feb 12 (SMM) –Copper: As investors grew cautious against the backdrop of falling global stock market and sluggish physical demand ahead of Chinese New Year, we see copper prices staying weak in the short term. However, we also see limited downward room with support level at 50,500-51,000 yuan/mt for SHFE copper. LME copper is expected to trade at $6,710-6,780/mt today.Aluminium: Ch...Read More
SHANGHAI, Feb 12 (SMM) – Zinc prices may be under pressure after Chinese New Year as import loss narrows, SMM believes.Operations at most domestic zinc smelters would remain normal during the week-long holiday, leaving inventory to increase continuously. In addition, over 200,000 mt of zinc imports in November and December last year would be entering the market.As the SHFE/LME price ratio co...Read More
SHANGHAI, Feb 12 (SMM) –Copper: As investors grew cautious against the backdrop of falling global stock market and sluggish physical demand ahead of Chinese New Year, we see copper prices staying weak in the short term. However, we also see limited downward room with support level at 50,500-51,000 yuan/mt for SHFE copper. LME copper is expected to trade at $6,710-6,780/mt today.Aluminium: Ch...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange seem to have found buying interest this morning, Monday February 12, with all of the base metals, except lead (-0.3%), showing gains averaging 1%. The three-month copper price leads the way with a 1.8% rally to $6,870 per tonne - this after a low last Friday of $6,733 per tonne.Volume has been high with 12,015 lots traded as of 07:09 am London time -...Read More
SHANGHAI, Feb 12 (SMM) –Copper: As investors grew cautious against the backdrop of falling global stock market and sluggish physical demand ahead of Chinese New Year, we see copper prices staying weak in the short term. However, we also see limited downward room with support level at 50,500-51,000 yuan/mt for SHFE copper. LME copper is expected to trade at $6,710-6,780/mt today.Aluminium: Ch...Read More
The early-February sell-off in London Metal Exchange base metals seems to have run its course for now, but it may have not been as extreme as it could have been, ironically because of the growing influence of computerized trading systems.At the end of December last year, copper traded as high as $7,291.50 per tonne, and was pretty much maintained at solid levels comfortably above $7,000 for the fi...Read More
Chow Chung Kong, chairman of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, will retire at the end of April this year, the exchange announced on Monday February 12."I will...be retiring at the end of April. I feel very honored to have presided over a period of substantial progress in HKEX's development, helping strengthen Hong Kong's leadership position as an...Read More
The copper price trading on the London Metal Exchange managed to hold on to most of its early morning gains to close $76 per tonne higher on Monday February 12. The three-month copper price is now trading back above $6,800 per tonne and the red metal continues to stabilize after falling to a two-month low after the equity market plummeted and the dollar recovered. The majority of metals closed in...Read More
Comex copper prices bounced back on Monday February 12 morning in the US due to a weaker dollar and the market stabilizing after heavy losses last week.Copper for March settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose 4.15 cents or 1.4% to $3.0750 per lb. On Friday, the contract tumbled to its lowest point since December 14, 2017.Base metals were driven lower last week whi...Read More
The early-February sell-off in London Metal Exchange base metals seems to have run its course for now, but it may have not been as extreme as it could have been, ironically because of the growing influence of computerized trading systems.At the end of December last year, copper traded as high as $7,291.50 per tonne, and was pretty much maintained at solid levels comfortably above $7,000 for the fi...Read More
Turkish domestic auto bundle scrap prices have shown mixed dynamics over the past week, with some mills reducing their prices in line with falling imported scrap values, while other mills raised their prices to buy more material, sources said on Monday February 12.A number of steel mills in Turkey reduced their buy prices for scrap material by TRY10-15 ($3-4) per tonne in the past seven days, whil...Read More
Chinese ferro-silicon prices have been flat over the past week before the Lunar New Year holiday, the European market dropped further amid slow demand and US prices were supported by supply tightness. Chinese activity pauses ahead of holiday Slow activity in Europe prompts lower offer prices Supply tightness underpins US market China holds steady before holidayChinese domestic fer...Read More
Spot alumina prices moved lower last week as availability of spot cargoes in the Pacific countered specific tightness for Australian material.Metal Bulletin's daily fob Australia alumina index ended the week at $370.60 per tonne on February 9, down from $385.50 per tonne at the start of the week. Prices were relatively stable between January 11 and February 5, when the index was settled...Read More
The early-February sell-off in London Metal Exchange base metals seems to have run its course for now, but it may have not been as extreme as it could have been, ironically because of the growing influence of computerized trading systems.At the end of December last year, copper traded as high as $7,291.50 per tonne, and was pretty much maintained at solid levels comfortably above $7,000 for the fi...Read More
The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Monday February 12.Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly higher during morning trading on Monday February 12, with the complex attempting to rebound from last week's choppy trading conditions.Here's how LME base metals prices looked at 11:46am London time:Read...Read More
Glencore's Pasar copper smelter has returned to operation after fixing a technical failure that led to a production halt last month, the company told Metal Bulletin."The problem has been resolved and the smelter is back online," Glencore spokesman Charles Watenphul said in an emailed statement. The spokesman declined to provide details on the repairs undertaken or comment on whether the 330,000 to...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly higher during morning trading on Monday February 12, with the complex attempting to rebound from last week's choppy trading conditions. The three-month copper price has recovered $89 and is trading back above $6,800 per tonne after dropping to a low of $6,733 per tonne last Friday. "A strong open to the new week... led by copper that gapp...Read More
Chow Chung Kong, chairman of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, will retire at the end of April this year, the exchange announced on Monday February 12."I will...be retiring at the end of April. I feel very honored to have presided over a period of substantial progress in HKEX's development, helping strengthen Hong Kong's leadership position as an...Read More
Exporters from the Commonwealth of Independent States have increased offers for hot-rolled coil (HRC) due to low availability of March-rolled material. Large sales to the CIS domestic market prompted the shortage rather than any improvement in export market demand, one source said. Metal Bulletin's weekly price assessment for CIS-origin HRC exports was $575-590 per tonne fob Black Sea on Mond...Read More