Home Base metals prices holding up, but still heading sideways Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange and Shanghai Futures Exchange were for the most part firmer on the morning of Monday December 13, the exception was the February nickel contract on the SHFE that was down by 0.2%. Markets seem to be taking the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in their stride for now and the expected move toward tighter monetary policy is being seen... 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 William Adams December 13, 2021 09:18 GMT London Keywords London Metal Exchange Shanghai Futures Exchange base metals prices precious metals prices macroeconomic data Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}