Zinc Prices Lead on the Downside, Pressured by Large LME Deliveries

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Zinc Prices Lead on the Downside, Pressured by Large LME Deliveries – A 30,075-tonne delivery of zinc into LME-approved warehouses in Antwerp yesterday rattled price sentiment for the metal. The LME’s three-month zinc price closed down by 2.5% or $77 per tonne at $3,135 per tonne on Wednesday, with this weakness filtering through to prices on the SHFE.

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Zinc Prices Under Pressure; HKEX appoints Cha as Chairman; Vale’s Base Metals earnings grow 45.7% in Q1

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has appointed local businesswoman and politician Laura Cha as its new chairman of the board, the exchange announced on Thursday. Vale’s base metals business posted a 45.7% increase in its core earnings in the first quarter of 2018 from a year earlier, helped primarily by the higher realized nickel prices during the period, the Brazilian diversified miner said on Wednesday.

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Balanced market keeps prices steady: Zinc

Balanced market keeps prices steady: Zinc

Gold Silver Reports — Zinc prices are holding steady, continuing to do better than other non-ferrous metals such as copper and aluminium. Sharp tightening in supply appears to be the main reason.

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Copper MCX May Trading Levels of 308-316

Copper MCX May Trading Levels of 308-316Gold Silver Reports — Copper may move in the range of 308-316. Lead can hover in the range of 113.50-115 while zinc can move in the range of 125 -129. Nickel may move in the range of 555-580 in MCX. Aluminum can move in the range of 103-106 in MCX.

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