LME base metal prices slip on Thursday
Metal Recycling News | 2012-02-10 00:28:31 | By Paul Ploumis
London Metal Exchange base metal prices slipped on Thursday. LME Copper eased 0.76% to $8520 a metric ton, after rising to five-month highs in the previous session. All other LME metals also futures heading in negative direction on Thursday.
LONDON (Scrap Monster): London Metal Exchange base metal prices slipped on Thursday. LME Copper eased 0.76% to $8520 a metric ton, after rising to five-month highs in the previous session. All other LME metals also futures heading in negative direction on Thursday.
LME Price Highlights:
--Aluminium Alloy dipped 0.45% to $ 2180 a metric ton
--Aluminium dipped 0.17% to $2232 per metric ton
--Copper dipped 0.76% to $8520 a metric ton
--Lead dipped 2.23% to $2141 per metric ton
--Nickel slipped 2.19% to $21345 a metric ton
--Tin dipped 1.73% to $25155 per metric ton
--Zinc slipped 0.98% to $2107 a metric ton
--Steel dipped 0.2% to $476 per metric ton
The LME metal prices in US $ per metric tonne as on February 9, 2011. The figures in brackets refer to prices that prevailed on the previous day.
Metals | Aluminium Alloy | Aluminium | Copper | Lead | Nickel | Tin | Zinc | Steel |
Cash buyer | 2180.00 | 2232.00 | 8520.00 | 2141.00 | 21345.00 | 25155.00 | 2107.00 | 476.00 |
Cash seller | 2180.50 | 2232.50 | 8520.50 | 2141.50 | 21350.00 | 25160.00 | 2108.00 | 476.50 |
3 M buyer | 2200.00 | 2276.00 | 8545.50 | 2175.00 | 21395.00 | 25200.00 | 2120.00 | 506.00 |
3 M seller | 2210.00 | 2277.00 | 8546.00 | 2175.50 | 21400.00 | 25205.00 | 2121.00 | 516.00 |