Copper, nickel end year with a whimper
Metals markets suffered a difficult start to 2001. Copper prices shed US$80 per tonne on their first trading day (Jan. 2), eventually bottoming out at a 6-month low, and nickel suffered its largest 1-…
Metals markets suffered a difficult start to 2001. Copper prices shed US$80 per tonne on their first trading day (Jan. 2), eventually bottoming out at a 6-month low, and nickel suffered its largest 1-…
While it didn’t provide the unremitting gloom of the years immediately following the Asian economic crisis, 2000 might be remembered by many metal producers as the year of the recovery that never was….
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,535/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.85/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$13.25-16.50/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.828/lb.
The report period Oct. 30-Nov. 3 was an encouraging one for base metals markets, with signs of stability returning after recent large losses. Although copper, aluminum and tin registered further small…
Base metals markets saw a promising mini-rally snuffed out in the second half of the report period April 10-14. Volatility in equity markets prevented follow-through buying, and, by the end of the wee…
The report period March 20-24 was disappointing for base metals markets. Prices were becalmed, volumes were low, and March 24 saw a poor close, with copper, aluminum and zinc ending the final session …
Aluminum and copper prices continued to drift downward in the early part of the report period March 6-10 before fund short-covering in thin volume took prices back up to the top end of their recent ra…
The recent fund-led selloff has left the base metals markets heavily dependent on fundamental support. Over the next few weeks, movements in London Metal Exchange (LME) stocks and physical premium lev…
Against a background of ever more positive economic data, base metal prices continue to disappoint. During the report period Feb. 21-25, aluminum and copper continued to trend downward; lead and zinc …
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