LME OFFICIALS: Base metals prices make minor gains; end year on sour note

Base metals prices saw some increases day-on-day during the official session on the London Metal Exchange as 2014 drew to a close, but remained generally subdued, on poor Chinese PMI figures and continuing low oil prices.

31 December 2014 Claire Hack

Shanghai copper rises in last session of 2014

Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) copper prices rose on Wednesday December 31 in thin trading as investors left the market in the last session of 2014.

31 December 2014 Linda Lin

SHFE vs LME arbitrage: copper, aluminium, zinc

Arbitrage for copper, aluminium and zinc imported into China*

31 December 2014 Carol Lu

LME ASIAN WRAP: Copper firms after fall on weak China data

Copper prices on the London Metal Exchange recovered some of their losses in muted trading on Wednesday December 31 despite key Chinese data showing a slowdown in the economy.

31 December 2014 Shivani Singh

ASIAN MORNING BRIEF: Key stories on December 30

Good morning from Metal Bulletin's London offices, bringing you the key moves and price moves at the start of the Asian day.

30 December 2014 James Heywood

CLOSE TO CLOSE: Copper prices inch back above $6,300

Copper prices rallied back above $6,300 per tonne in kerb trading on the London Metal Exchange on Tuesday December 30, as a modest rise in the euro provided support.

30 December 2014 Mark Burton

LME OFFICIALS: Copper prices drift as weak macro conditions persist

London Metal Exchange copper prices fell below their opening levels of $6,290 per tonne as trading progressed in Europe on Tuesday December 30, as weak macro cues weighed on the near-term outlook for the red metal.

30 December 2014 Mark Burton

Inner Mongolia to ban additional aluminium capacity

Inner Mongolia's local government will not approve any new aluminium or steel projects, according to a statement by the regional government.

30 December 2014 Linda Lin

REVIEW OF 2014: Indonesia's ore export ban story

Indonesia’s ban on ore exports was one of the most talked about issues in the base metals market this year.

30 December 2014 Shivani Singh

Shanghai copper inches up in slow trading

Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) copper prices ended higher on Tuesday December 30, as the red metal traded in a narrow range ahead of the year-end lull.

30 December 2014 Linda Lin