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LME base metals mostly decrease on Wednesday

Xinhua, August 4, 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 73.5 U.S. dollars, or 1.49 percent, to 4,846 U.S. dollars per tonne.

The three-month unofficial aluminium price lost 3 U.S. dollars, or 0.18 percent, to 1,641 U.S. dollars a tonne.

The three-month unofficial lead price lost 29 U.S. dollars, or 1.58 percent, to 1,803 U.S. dollars a tonne.

Besides, the three-month unofficial zinc price lost 19 U.S. dollars, or 0.83 percent, to 2,265 U.S. dollars a tonne.

The three-month unofficial nickel price increased 87.5 U.S. dollars, or 0.82 percent, to 10,700 U.S. dollars a tonne.

The three-month unofficial tin price maintained at 17,962.5 U.S. dollars a tonne. Endit