What types of metals can LME participants trade?

LME participants can trade and take or make delivery of aluminium, copper, tin, nickel, zinc, lead, aluminium alloys and premiums. Non-ferrous prices discovered on our platforms are used as the global reference price.

What makes the LME unique?

Of the industry and for the industry, the LME’s physical non-ferrous contracts are designed with the metal community in mind and that is what makes the LME unique. We pride ourselves on the unique settlement-date structure of our non-ferrous contracts and our focus on the physical market.

How important is supply and demand for aluminium prices?

Through past experience we have learned that not only supply and demand is an important part for the historical aluminium prices, but above expectations and sentiments in the financial sector, the price of aluminum determination. At Metal Radar, we love what we do.

What happened to LME copper?

LME copper closed at $8,548.5/mt last Friday evening, a drop of 1.05%. Last Friday night, the most-traded SHFE 2309 aluminium contract opened at 18,460 yuan/mt, with the lowest and highest prices at 18,440 yuan/mt and 18,530 yuan/mt before closing at 18,520 yuan/mt, up 15 yuan/mt or 0.08% from the previous trading day.