Daily Metal Prices (December 03, 2001)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateNov. 27Nov. 26Nov. 23Nov. 22Nov. 21Aluminium…
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Daily Metal Prices (November 26, 2001)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateNov. 20Nov. 19Nov. 16Nov. 15Nov. 14Aluminium1352/1367.501375/1389.501370/1388…
Signs of hope for base metals
In the immediate term, base metals prices are in a more robust state than they have been for some time. Copper prices ended the report period Nov. 12-16 up 7.1%, aluminum was 6.7% stronger, and zinc g…
Base metals trend upward following copper production cuts
Base metals were in a strong position at the end of the report period Nov. 5-9. In a delayed reaction to cuts to copper production, prices across the whole base metals complex broke through stops in t…
Producer and Dealer Prices (November 12, 2001)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,260/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.50/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.27/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$6.95-7.80/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.616/lb.
US data drag prices lower
Despite fresh production cuts in zinc and copper (in byproduct form), base metals prices continued to trend lower during the report period Oct. 29-Nov. 2, dominated by poor economic data out of the U….
Copper bottoms as nickel plummets
The metals market got what it wanted during London Metals Exchange Week (Oct. 22-26), with Phelps Dodge announcing substantial cuts to its high-cost copper operations in the southwestern U.S. In spite…
Base metal consumption falls
The extent to which the world has changed since the events of Sept. 11 was made more clear when the base metals industry gathered for LME Week (Oct. 22-26), a major event in the metals calendar year. …
Analysts rethink growth expectations
The flagship commodities of the London Metals Exchange (LME) performed poorly Oct. 8-12, with copper and aluminum shedding 0.6% and 1.6%, respectively, of their average cash price value. Elsewhere, ho…
Producer and Dealer Prices (October 22, 2001)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,400/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.60/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.27/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$7.75-9.00/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.644/lb.
Prices struggle under consumer apathy
Uncertainty over the global economic outlook continued to dampen consumer buying interest during the report period Oct. 1-5, resulting in another dull week for base metals markets. Prices continued to…
IMF forecasts spur optimism
Metals prices turned in another poor performance during the report period Sept. 24-28 as fears over the global economic outlook intensified. Of the major London Metal Exchange metals, nickel and zinc …