LME base metals mostly lower on Monday
Xinhua, June 23, 2015 Adjust font size:
The base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange (LME) were mostly lower on Monday before EU emergency summit on Greek debt default in Brussels.
Investors were cautious before a eurozone leaders summit on Greek debt crisis this evening.
In the metals, the three-month unofficial copper price dropped 19 U.S. dollars, or 0.34 percent, to 5,647 U.S. dollars per tonne.
In other metals, the three-month unofficial aluminium price was at 1,694 U.S. dollars a tonne, equal to the previous trading day's price. The three-month unofficial lead price lost 28 U.S. dollars, or 1.55 percent, to 1,773 U.S. dollars a tonne. Meanwhile, the three-month unofficial zinc price lost 23 U.S. dollars, or 1.12 percent, to 2,029 U.S. dollars a tonne. The three-month unofficial nickel price lost 150 U.S. dollars, or 1.19 percent, to 12,490 U.S. dollars a tonne. The three-month unofficial tin price lost 100 U.S. dollars, or 0.65 percent, to 15,225 U.S. dollars a tonne. Endit