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Copper inches up; dollar strength, weak China demand outlook caps gains

Copper futures removed losses to turn a little greater on Wednesday although a stronger dollar and weak need outlook in leading consumer China kept gains in check.

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 0.1% at $9,580 per metric lot since 0716 GMT.

The U.S. dollar kept downward pressure on the yen and yuan as traders waited for the release of U.S. price data at the end of the week.

A firmer dollar makes greenback-priced metals more expensive to holders of other currencies.

The most-traded July copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange was down 0.4% at 78,480 yuan ($ 10,800.25) a. heap.

The red metal has actually been under pressure in current days. following weak economic data, ANZ Research study said in a note.

The worldwide outlook for manufacturing remains bad after. flash PMIs in Europe and the US. This has been compounded by. rising inventories for metals such as aluminium, copper and. nickel.

LME aluminium was 0.04% higher at $2,497 a lot,. nickel increased 0.6% to $17,270, zinc was up 1% to. $ 2,900, lead relieved 0.2% to $2,205.5, and tin. fell 1.9% at $31,630.

SHFE aluminium reduced 0.2% to 20,320 yuan a heap,. nickel got 0.9% to 136,040 yuan, lead was. up 2% to 19,240 yuan while zinc was up 1.8% to 24,130. yuan and tin plunged 2% to 267,200 yuan.

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(source: Reuters)