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LME base metals mostly decrease on Thursday

Xinhua, March 11, 2016 Adjust font size:

The base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange (LME) closed lower mostly on Thursday.

The three-month unofficial copper price dropped 43.5 U.S. dollars, or 0.88 percent, to 4,897.5 U.S. dollars per tonne.

The three-month unofficial aluminium price lost 20 U.S. dollars, or 1.27 percent, to 1,554 U.S. dollars a tonne.

The three-month unofficial lead price lost 22 U.S. dollars, or 1.18 percent, to 1,839 U.S. dollars a tonne.

Besides, the three-month unofficial zinc price lost 24 U.S. dollars, or 1.32 percent, to 1,789 U.S. dollars a tonne.

The three-month unofficial nickel price lost 100 U.S. dollars, or 1.13 percent, to 8,762.5 U.S. dollars a tonne.

The three-month unofficial tin price increased 100 U.S. dollars, or 0.60 percent, to 16,800 U.S. dollars a tonne. Endit