Off the wire
Feature: Interest rate capping drives Kenyan loan sharks out of business  • Roundup: Egypt police kill two Brotherhood leaders amid "anti-terror war"  • Roundup: Violence escalates in parts of South Sudan following July fighting  • China Open results (updated 2)  • China Open results (updated)  • Top seeds advance with ease in day four of China Open action  • Experts seek improved African air connectivity  • Britain to impose stricter rules on overseas students: Home Secretary  • JSE shares closes higher on Tuesday  • Warring parties in Yemen must protect schools: UNICEF  
You are here:   Home

LME base metals mostly decrease on Tuesday

Xinhua, October 5, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

The three-month unofficial copper price dropped 11.5 U.S. dollars, or 0.24 percent, to 4,816 U.S. dollars per tonne.

The three-month unofficial aluminum remain unchanged at 1601 dollars a tonne.

The three-month unofficial lead price lost 19 U.S. dollars, or 0.90 percent, to 2,084 U.S. dollars a tonne.

Besides, the three-month unofficial zinc price lost 2 U.S. dollars, or 0.08 percent, to 2,394 U.S. dollars a tonne.

The three-month unofficial nickel price lost 202.5 U.S. dollars, or 1.97 percent, to 10,085 U.S. dollars a tonne.

The three-month unofficial tin price keep at 19,262.5 U.S. dollars a tonne. Endit