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LME base metals mostly decrease on Wednesday

Xinhua, March 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

The three-month unofficial copper price dropped 88.5 U.S. dollars, or 1.75 percent, to 4,964.5 U.S. dollars per tonne.

The three-month unofficial aluminium price lost 18 U.S. dollars, or 1.20 percent, to 1,487 U.S. dollars a tonne.

The three-month unofficial lead price lost 32 U.S. dollars, or 1.77 percent, to 1,779 U.S. dollars a tonne.

Besides, the three-month unofficial zinc price lost 38 U.S. dollars, or 2.04 percent, to 1,829 U.S. dollars a tonne.

The three-month unofficial nickel price lost 75 U.S. dollars, or 0.86 percent, to 8,662.5 U.S. dollars a tonne.

The three-month unofficial tin price increased 325 U.S. dollars, or 1.91 percent, to 17,300 U.S. dollars a tonne. Endit