Tag: Daily round-up: Base metals mixed; oil holds firm on Middle East tensions

Daily round-up: Base metals mixed; oil holds firm on Middle East tensions

Jul 16, 2026

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by

Devanshu Agrawal

in Aluminium, Non Ferrous

Trafigura’s lead delivery lifts LME stocks to 14-year high Chile winter storms threaten major copper mine output Base metals on the London Metal Exchange (LME) traded mixed on 15 July 2026, with nickel rose 0.23% d-o-d to $16,803/t, while copper slipped 0.45% to $13,582/t, remaining above the $13,500/t mark. Aluminium declined 0.85% to $3,150/t, zinc…