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Daily Metal Bulletin Ferrous scrap Index HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix) $ per tonne cfr Turkey	425.26
Metal Bulletin Ferrous Scrap Index shredded $ per tonne cfr India	476.28
Metal Bulletin Ferrous Scrap Index HMS 1&2 (80:20 mix) $ per tonne fob Rotterdam	410.21

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IRON ORE DERIVATIVES WRAP: Volumes fall as index edges up
May 24, 2012 - 17:15 GMT
Iron ore swaps volumes dropped after a run of busy trading days, with one 100,0000tonne trade making up the bulk of business, brokers told Metal Bulletin on Thursday May 24.
Base metal prices stable in LME officials as euro plateaus
May 24, 2012 - 13:48 GMT
Base metals stabilised in official trading on the London Metal Exchange on Thursday May 24, after the eurozone debt crisis saw prices fall heavily on Wednesday.
Shanghai copper price little changed; arbitrage gap narrows
May 24, 2012 - 11:25 GMT
Shanghai Futures Exchange copper prices were little changed ,as market participants pondered an improvement in arbitrage between London and Shanghai.
LME ASIAN WRAP: Copper prices see small lift from US data
May 24, 2012 - 03:57 GMT
London Metal Exchange copper prices staged a small rebound in early Asian trading on Thursday May 24 on technical buying.
CLOSE TO CLOSE: Base metals prices suffer further under euro uncertainty in LME kerb
May 23, 2012 - 17:06 GMT
Base metals prices all found new intra-day lows in kerb trading on the London Metal Exchange on Wednesday May 23, as the euro continued to suffer under the uncertainty of Greece’s future in the single currency.

Exchange news and prices

May 24, 2012 18:33 LME BILLET REPORT: Three-month official prices fall to $400/410 per tonne
May 24, 2012 17:15 IRON ORE DERIVATIVES WRAP: Volumes fall as index edges up
May 24, 2012 17:07 CLOSE TO CLOSE: Base metals follow euro higher in LME kerb
May 24, 2012 13:48 Base metal prices stable in LME officials as euro plateaus
May 24, 2012 11:25 Shanghai copper price little changed; arbitrage gap narrows
May 24, 2012 10:15 Base metals prices fall in LME pre-market in the wake of listing eurozone
May 24, 2012 03:57 LME ASIAN WRAP: Copper prices see small lift from US data
May 23, 2012 17:28 LME BILLET REPORT: Officials creep up, stocks hold steady
May 23, 2012 17:06 CLOSE TO CLOSE: Base metals prices suffer further under euro uncertainty in LME kerb
May 23, 2012 15:05 Ferro-molybdehum price slides as suppliers slash offers
May 23, 2012 14:31 Euro strife drives base metals prices lower in LME officials
May 23, 2012 11:18 Shanghai copper prices down as Greece fear dominates sentiment
May 23, 2012 10:04 Copper prices give up gains on renewed Greek fears in LME pre-market
May 23, 2012 03:36 LME ASIAN WRAP: Copper falls on strong US dollar, Greece anxiety
May 22, 2012 18:40 LME BILLET REPORT: Official prices bounce back up
May 22, 2012 17:24 IRON ORE DERIVATIVES WRAP: Volumes drop off as price falls halt
May 22, 2012 17:11 CLOSE TO CLOSE: Base metals prices limp through LME kerb
May 22, 2012 16:25 Zinc TCs rallying as Chinese concs imports fall to five-year low
May 22, 2012 14:47 LME sale narrowed to two bidders: Ice and HKEx
May 22, 2012 14:36 PRICING NOTICE: Discontinuation of selected ferrous scrap assessments

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Comment & analysis

LORD COPPER: There is nothing to fear after JP Morgan loss ...

So, here we go again. Another bank, another huge trade gone bad. This one doesn’t even appear to have been a case of rogue trading; a whole desk seems to have been operating with the full knowledge of the management and/or risk committee.
COMMENT: 'Certain parties' and the future of the LME

You produce and trade copper in China, the country that is the world's largest producer and consumer of the red metal.

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To what extent has the handling of the MF Global bankruptcy, UBS’ rogue trading scandal and now JP Morgan’s harpooning of the London Whale damaged your confidence in the City as a global financial hub?

Not at all – these events could have happened anywhere
Slightly – large losses and the slow recovery of client cash suggest the regulatory framework could be stronger
Moderately – These events show global banks are using London to take risks they couldn’t take anywhere else
Drastically – I’ll be in Singapore by the end of the week