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Copper: price hits 5 1/2-month lows due to slowdown in Chinese recovery
LME copper lost further ground on Wednesday, with prices falling to their lowest since late November as concerns over slowing economic recovery in China, the main consumer, put pressure on the market. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange, after declining...
Copper: prices underwhelming as activity data in China show uneven recovery
Copper prices remained subdued during Asian trading on Tuesday after China's April industrial production and retail sales growth missed analysts' forecasts, underscoring signs of a patchy economic recovery for the world's largest metals consumer. Three-month copper on...
Qianhai Stock Exchange expects contracts for battery metals and green aluminium
China's Qianhai Mercantile Exchange (QME) is planning to launch contracts on lithium carbonate, nickel sulphate and cobalt; one of the three contracts could be launched this year. The QME is also considering launching a physical contract on low-carbon aluminium, the...
Zinc: price weakens as supply rebound eases fears of a supply shortage
Zinc prices are falling, with the three-month metal on the London Metal Exchange (LME) hitting a two-and-a-half-year low of $2,517.50 per tonne on Friday morning. Zinc's slump is part of a broader decline in prices across the base metals complex, as China's rebound...