Tag: base metals market update

  • Base metals prices continue to remain sluggish

    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…