Base Metal Prices Today

Braking News; Base Metals Drift Lower on LME; Novelis No Longer Purchasing Aluminium from Rusal; China to ban Category 7 Copper Scrap Imports by Year End

The latest Base Metals news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday April 20.          

Base metal prices on the London Metal Exchange were lower at the close of trading on Thursday April-19-2018 despite aluminium volumes reaching a recordHigh of 41,000 lots. Read more in our live futures report.          

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MCX Zinc Strong Support @202—199 level

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – MCX Zinc Strong Support @202—199 level — Zinc on MCX settled up 1.23% at 205.20 gained on short covering and tracking LME zinc which rose 0.5 percent to $3,131.50 a tonne as investors wagered the latest U.S.-led strike on Syria would not escalate into a wider conflict, though Asian equities turned mixed as selling in bank shares slugged Chinese indexes.                

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MCX Aluminium Above 125 Target 138—142

Why U.S. Sanctions On Rusal Will Benefit Indian Aluminium Producers

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Why U.S. Sanctions On Rusal Will Benefit Indian Aluminium Producers — Integrated domestic aluminium producers — with presence from raw materials to the final product — like Hindalco Ltd. and National Aluminium Company Ltd. stand to gain more than Vedanta Ltd., said Goutam Chakraborty, analyst-institutional research at brokerage Emkay Global Financial Services.                                         

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Base Metal Prices Today

What to Watch in Commodities: Aluminum, Trump Vs Xi, Copper, Soy

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – What to Watch in Commodities: Aluminum, Trump Vs Xi, Copper, Soy — On top of that, there are two gatherings that’ll shape the big-picture agenda. In Asia, China’s leadership, including President Xi Jinping, will deliver their take from the Boao Forum for Asia. And in Peru, heads of state from across the Americas will gather in Lima for a summit that may provide a backdrop for a breakthrough on fraught Nafta talks between the U.S., Mexico and Canada.                   

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