• Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) reached a record high of $10,747.50 a tonne in May but fell 8.6% last week and touched a low of $9,011 a tonne on Monday.

• Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was down 0.4% at $9,108.50 a tonne.
• The metal used in power and construction hit a record high of $10,474.50 in May. Prices fell 8.6% last week.

BEIJING: China’s primary aluminium output fell slightly in May versus April, official data showed on Wednesday, as...

• Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was down 0.8% at $9,238 a tonne.
• The sell-off follows a remarkable rally, with the metal used in power and construction reaching a record high of $10,747.50 in May.

• No doubt that Chinese efforts to curb prices is playing out and having a negative impact on otherwise bullish price sentiment. It highlights a market that has lost momentum.
• Three-month copper on the LME slipped 0.3% to $9,538 a tonne in official trading after earlier touching its lowest since April 23 and slumping by 4% on Tuesday.

• "The next leg of the rally will be led by the physical market around the third quarter when the whole supply chain has used up its stocks."
• Aluminium was down 1.8% at $2,449.50 a tonne, zinc fell 1.4% to $3,002, lead slipped 1.2% to $2,185, tin dropped 1.4% to $31,217 and nickel ceded 2.9% to $17,938.

• Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange fell 0.2% to $9,871 a tonne.
• The most-traded July copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange declined 0.8% to 70,920 yuan ($11,106.76) a tonne and was also set for a weekly decline.

• Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) eased 1.5% to $9,834.50 per tonne in official trading.
• Copper inventories climbed 2,100 tonnes to a one-month high of 131,775 tonnes.

• Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) eased 1.5% to $9,832 per tonne.
• China is looking to release 800,000-900,000 tonnes of primary aluminium.

• "The stock releases could ... offset some of the shortages caused by imposed curtailments in Yunnan and Inner Mongolia."
• China churned out 3.35 million tonnes of primary metal in April.

LONDON: April was another record month for Chinese aluminium production, the latest in a series stretching back over...

• China's copper imports fell 8% in May from the previous month as record-high prices further eroded buying interest while overall export growth missed analysts' forecasts.
• Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange had shed 0.6% to $9,890 a tonne by 1430 GMT after rising by 1.7% on Friday.

• Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange shed 0.9% to $9,864 a tonne in official trading after rising by 1.7% on Friday.
• Hansen said if prices extended their retreat, they would likely head towards the 50-day moving average around $9,655.

• Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) gained 0.8% to $9,866 a tonne in official trading, having lost as much as 3.8% in the previous session.

• Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange slipped 0.2% to $10,201 a tonne.
• Torlizzi expected copper prices to correct lower during the summer, when bullish investors would start buying again. He targeted $8,000 as an attractive level to re-enter the market.

• Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was up 0.7% at $10,048.50 a tonne in official trading.
• Prices of the metal used in power and construction surged to a record high of $10,747.50 this month before slipping to $9,795 on Monday.

• Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded up 0.1% at $9,961 a tonne in official rings.
• Prices of the metal used widely in the power and construction industries have fallen 7% since hitting a record high at $10,747.50 a tonne earlier this month.

LONDON: The following were Thursday official prices....

• Copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was set for its biggest weekly drop since September 2020 after a sizzling rally with near 40% gains since the start of the year to a record peak of $10,747.50 last week.
• Three-month LME copper had slid 1.6% to a two-week low of $9,884 a tonne, down 3.5% on the week.

• Copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was set for its biggest weekly drop since January after a sizzling rally with near 40% gains since the start of the year to a record peak of $10,747.50 last week.

• "There's been some buying on the back of a lower dollar and the possibility of a strike at Escondida (copper mine in Chile)," a copper trader said. "But the rally does seem to have to run out of steam."
• An overhaul of Chile's market-orientated constitution is underway and the country is debating whether to increase royalties on miners.

• Prices have rocketed 25% this year as commodities and equities markets surged and investors anticipate that a crackdown on polluting smelters in China will constrain supply.
• Adding impetus was China saying it would "indefinitely" suspend all activity under a China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue, deepening a crisis in relations.

SHANGHAI: A surge in prices for metals including aluminium is prompting users such as home appliance manufacturers ...

LONDON: Aluminium prices climbed on Friday to three-year highs, fuelled by worries about supplies from top producer...

• Benchmark aluminium on the London Metal Exchange was up 1% at $2,387 a tonne at 1121 GMT. Prices of the metal used widely in the transport, construction and packaging industries earlier touched $2,389, a gain of more than 20% since January.
• Electricity, much of it from coal in China, can account for 30%-40% of aluminium smelting costs.

LONDON: Aluminium prices rose on Wednesday to their highest in nearly three years on worries about supplies from top...

• The new cells will have the same total annual production capacity - of 1.4 million tonnes of aluminium. These four smelters in total produced 2.7 million tonnes of aluminium in 2020, or 71% of the company's output.
• The 10-year project will start this year, and investments, which the Hong Kong-listed Rusal is yet to disclose, will peak in 2022-2027.

• Benchmark aluminium on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was up 1% at $2,315 a tonne.
• Aluminium, which is used in transport, packaging and construction, earlier touched its highest since June 2018 at $2,323.50 to stand more than 15% up from the start of this year.

• ShFE aluminium declined 0.4% to 17,475 yuan a tonne, tin dropped 0.6% to 184,660 yuan a tonne, while zinc rose 0.3% to 21,850 yuan a tonne.

LONDON: Copper prices fell on Tuesday as a firmer dollar and higher inventories triggered a bout of selling while ...