HomePricesExchange news & pricesExchange news and prices Archive LME OFFICIALS: Base metals prices drift down on stronger US dollar London Metal Exchange base metals prices drifted lower in official trading on Thursday October 31 as the US dollar firmed up. The US currency strengthened because the US Federal Reserve’s latest policy announcement was not as downbeat as had been expected, sources said. Three-month copper prices settled at $7,240/241 per... Email this article Your details Your recipients's details You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. Use ; to separate email addresses. Email yourself a copy? Enter the code: Ok You might notice something different here.As we continue our evolution, our data and market news is now available through the Fastmarkets platform and a trial of this website is no longer available. Already registered? Log in Our new delivery solution allows you to access the prices and news that matters most to you in a way that delivers value, quality and a unique, fully customizable view for you. Learn More We are developing an experience that allows you to test drive building your view of our data and news on the new platform. In the meantime, we can prepare a quote for you and show you around. Get Started Contact Us +44 (0) 20 7779 8260 hello.mb@fastmarkets.com Published Chloe Smith October 31, 2013 15:46 GMT London Keywords LME base metal prices US dollar Federal Reserve Alcoa Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}