Base Metal Stocks Articles

LIVE FUTURES REPORT 16/09: LME nickel price falls 2.5% despite outflows; copper holds above $5,900/t

September 17, 2019 / Staff reporter

The three-month nickel price on the London Metal Exchange was lower during morning trading on Monday September 16, retreating toward $17,300 per tonne, ignoring stock outflows that have brought on-warrant material down to its lowest level in eight years. Turnover has been moderate for the base metals complex so far this morning, with copper traded volumes taking the lead at 7,200 lots exchanged as...Read More

CHINA REBAR: Prices ride commodities gains attributed to oil supply concerns

September 17, 2019 / Staff reporter

China's domestic rebar prices increased on Monday September 16 following a strong showing by steel futures following an attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities over the weekend. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,720-3,750 yuan ($525-530) per tonne, up 70 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,640-3,670 yuan per tonne, up 20 yuan per tonneThe most-traded November crude oil contract on the Shan...Read More

GLOBAL ANTIMONY SNAPSHOT: Chinese price edges up; positive sentiment prevails in Europe amid restocking

September 17, 2019 / Staff reporter

Key data from the pricing sessions in Asia and Europe during the week ended Friday September 13. China Key drivers  The price for antimony, MMTA standard grade II, ddp China continued to move up after many domestic producers lifted their offer prices further, citing limited availability of cargoes at hand.  Many domestic antimony consumers retreated from the market last week after notici...Read More

MORNING VIEW: Poor Chinese economic data, sharply higher oil prices drag LME base metal prices lower

September 17, 2019 / Staff reporter

Over the past week the metals have looked stronger and some dovish comments by United States President Donald Trump over US-China trade relations seem to have provided a slight confidence boost, but headwinds are being felt this morning, Monday September 16.An 11% rise in crude oil prices this morning following an attack on a Saudi Arabian oil refinery, combined with weak Chinese industrial produc...Read More

Market Summary: The tide may be turning

17 September 2019 / Staff reporter

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Aluminium: Rally restricted by downtrend

17 September 2019 / Staff reporter

Positive trading environmental for aluminium and...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of  market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the lates...Read More

Technical analysis: About turn

17 September 2019 / Staff reporter

Aluminium LME aluminium price action has been kept...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of  market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download th...Read More

Copper: More room on the upside

17 September 2019 / Staff reporter

Short-covering under way Copper has rebounded...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of  market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest i...Read More

Lead: Moving into a bull market

17 September 2019 / Staff reporter

Prices push through $2,100 per...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of  market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soon as...Read More

Nickel: Price correction continues

17 September 2019 / Staff reporter

Another down-month for Chinese EV sales in August...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of  market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the late...Read More

Tin: Price strength likely to resume

17 September 2019 / Staff reporter

Tin prices under renewed...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of  market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soon as it...Read More

Zinc: Looking to retest $2,500 per tonne

17 September 2019 / Staff reporter

Zinc bucks broader risk-off sentiment The...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of  market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue...Read More

Base metals investment analysis: Oil price shock halts base metals short-covering

17 September 2019 / Staff reporter

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Demand Indicators: 17 September 2019

17 September 2019 / Staff reporter

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Metals lose support while higher oil prices cloud outlook

17 September 2019 / Staff reporter

Higher oil prices are not going to do the manufacturing sector any favors, other than in parts of the oil industry itself, and that seems to be being reflected in the markets where prices are under pressure again this morning, Tuesday September 17.For now, the rally on optimism that an interim United States-China trade deal may be forthcoming seems to have been overtaken by concerns over what dama...Read More

Tech Talk for Tuesday September 17th 2019

17/09/2019 / Staff reporter

Following is a link:http://www.equityclock.com/2019/09/16/stock-market-outlook-for-september-17-2019/Note seasonality charts on Crude Oil Days of Supply and Empire State Manufacturing Survey. ObservationsCommodity prices spiked (primarily energy prices).  StockTwits released yesterday @EquityClockTSX Energy iShares $XEG.CA moved above $9.17 extending an intermediate uptrend. Other Canadi...Read More

GLOBAL BILLET WRAP: Prices fall in most markets amid lower scrap prices

September 16, 2019 / Staff reporter

A plunge in ferrous scrap prices and a negative trend in most global steel markets resulted in falling billet prices in almost all regions during the week ended Friday September 13.Prices in the Commonwealth of Independent States fell due to lower bids in buying outlets such as Turkey, the Middle East and Egypt. In Southeast Asia, a price war among Russian and Indian producers drove prices lower.G...Read More

GLOBAL BILLET WRAP: Prices fall in most markets amid lower scrap prices

September 16, 2019 / Staff reporter

A plunge in ferrous scrap prices and a negative trend in most global steel markets resulted in falling billet prices in almost all regions during the week ended Friday September 13.Prices in the Commonwealth of Independent States fell due to lower bids in buying outlets such as Turkey, the Middle East and Egypt. In Southeast Asia, a price war among Russian and Indian producers drove prices lower.G...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from September 13

September 16, 2019 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday September 13 that are worth another look.The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has rejected Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing's unsolicited bid for the company and remains committed to a proposed acquisition of data provider Refinitiv, it said in a release on Friday September 13.In battery raw materials, the lithium hydroxide...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from September 13

September 16, 2019 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday September 13 that are worth another look.The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has rejected Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing's unsolicited bid for the company and remains committed to a proposed acquisition of data provider Refinitiv, it said in a release on Friday September 13.In battery raw materials, the lithium hydroxide...Read More

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