As investors anticipated further signals from the Federal Reserve regarding interest rate reductions, gold prices increased during Wednesday’s Asian trading session, supported by a weakening dollar. Gold futures expiring in December saw a 0.5% increase to $2,463.85 an ounce, while spot gold increased by 0.3% to $2,419.11. Before the end of the Fed meeting later…
The prospect of increased demand from China caused short-covering, which resulted in a minor increase in zinc prices of 0.06%, closing at 271.7. This hope stems from the anticipated Third Plenum of the Communist Party, which is set for July 15–18 and is anticipated to cover economic policy and reforms. Rising by 1,500 metric tonnes…
Due to a large volume of warehouse supplies authorized by the London Metal Exchange (LME), copper prices closed yesterday at 847.85, slightly lower by -0.24%. The Shanghai Futures Exchange is tracking inventories, and while they decreased last week, they are still high at 322,910 tonnes, indicating persistent supply issues. On the other hand, imports from…
China’s sharp decline in zinc concentrate imports during the first four months of the year had an impact on zinc, which finished yesterday at 259.9, down -0.12%. China’s imports of zinc concentrates decreased by 24% from the same time the previous year, which was a sharp reversal of the pattern observed in 2022 and 2023,…
Short covering and worries about a lack of supply on the international market caused aluminium prices to jump by 1.07% yesterday, closing at 235.5. At a substantial discount of $62.44 per tonne to the three-month contract, the largest since August 2007, the London Metal Exchange (LME) cash aluminium contract was traded. The reason behind this…
Short-covering activity followed a recent decline in prices caused by a spike in stockpiles reported by the London Metal Exchange (LME) that led to a little uptick in aluminium yesterday, with the metal climbing by 0.54% to settle at 233.95. Data showed that LME warehouses were experiencing a major influx of aluminium, as stockpiles more…
Aluminum prices rose by 0.93% to settle at 237.75 due to supply concerns from sanctions on Russian metals. The London Metal Exchange (LME) and Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) were prohibited from accepting new Russia-made aluminum, copper, and nickel. This led to dwindling aluminum stocks to 171,200 tones, the lowest level since August 2022. China’s demand…
Aluminium prices saw a minor decrease of -0.59%, ending at 235.4, due to investors booking profits after previous advances spurred by supply fears due to sanctions on Russian metals. The actions taken by Washington and London to limit exchanges’ acceptance of aluminium produced in Russia had an additional effect on market dynamics. According to LME…
With a tighter cash-to-three-month discount of $1.23 per ton, a notable change from last Friday’s discount of $45.94 aluminum prices spiked by 1.04% yesterday, closing at 237.3. The decrease in LME aluminium stockpiles, which fell to 513,850 tons the lowest level since December 2023 due to recent withdrawals from Taiwan, Malaysia, and South Korea, was…
The LME cash copper contract trades at a substantial discount to the three-month contract, suggesting adequate near-term supply. This caused a modest decrease in copper prices yesterday, which ended at 801.4. The market’s excess inventory is highlighted by this discount, which is the biggest since at least 1982. Notwithstanding early optimism sparked by China’s better-than-expected…
