Tag: base metals market update
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Base metals prices continue to remain sluggish
Base metals on the London Metal Exchange (LME) closed lower yesterday, falling by up to 6% d-o-d. Prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) also closed lower, as COVID-19 restrictions in top metals consumer, China, added to demand worries, with prospects of aggressive interest rate hikes in the US weighing on sentiment. On the other…