Tag: copper market news

LME base metal prices edge higher d-o-d; nickel rally offsets stock builds

Jan 22, 2026

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by

Prerana Rout

in Aluminium, Copper, Lead, Nickel, Non Ferrous, Zinc

Copper gains alongside continued warehouse inflows US supply tightness keeps aluminium premiums elevated Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange (LME) edged higher on 22 January, with modest gains recorded across most of the complex. Aluminium prices rose 0.24% to $3,115/t, while LME stocks increased 5.01% to 507,175 t, pointing to fresh inventory inflows.…