Aluminum

Aluminum MMI®: LME, Chinese Prices Drift Down Over Week

by MetalMiner IndX Reports on May 11, 2012

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After drifting three percent on the LME, the primary aluminum cash price dropped to $1,987 per metric ton, making it the biggest mover on the Aluminum MMI® this week. LME aluminum 3-month prices fell 2.9 percent for the week to settle at $2,026 per metric ton. Indian primary aluminum cash prices fell 2.3 percent, after [...]

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LME Primary Aluminum Cash Price Sees Small Drop

by MetalMiner IndX Reports on May 11, 2012

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The cash price of primary aluminum saw the biggest shift of the day, dropping 1.9 percent on the LME to close at $1,987 per metric ton on May 10, 2012. Also on the LME, the 3-month price of primary aluminum declined 1.8 percent to $2,026 per metric ton. Indian primary aluminum cash price inched up [...]

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Automotive MMI®: US Palladium Price Falls For Third Straight Week

by MetalMiner IndX Reports on May 11, 2012

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The week’s biggest mover on the Automotive MMI® was the price of US palladium bar, which saw a 5.8 percent decline to $612.00 per ounce. This week marked the third in a row of declining prices for the platinum group metal (PGM). Closing out the third week of declining prices, the price of US platinum [...]

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Daily Aluminum Roundup: LME 3-Month Price Falls 1.2%

by MetalMiner IndX Reports on May 10, 2012

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On May 9, 2012, the day’s biggest mover was the 3-month price of primary aluminum, which saw a 1.2 percent decline on the LME to $2,063 per metric ton. The cash price of primary aluminum fell 1.1 percent to $2,026 per metric ton yesterday on the LME after two days of no change. The cash [...]

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Are Physical Delivery Premiums Being Manipulated?

by Stuart Burns on May 10, 2012

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Metals buyers are an assiduous lot, carefully tracking and recording the price movement of those base metals on which the materials and components their firm depends with admirable diligence. Ask a metals buyer for the current copper price and he will often have the number to within a cent per pound off the top of [...]

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Construction MMI®: European 1050 Aluminum Falls 3.6%

by MetalMiner IndX Reports on May 9, 2012

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This past week, European 1050 aluminum dropped 3.6 percent on the Construction MMI®, the biggest mover on the index. Chinese aluminum bar traded sideways last week, hovering above $2,200 per metric ton. Closing out the third week of declining prices, the price of Chinese rebar dropped by 1.4 percent. Chinese H-beam steel prices were off [...]

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Daily Aluminum Market Roundup: Indian Aluminum Falls 2.7%

by MetalMiner IndX Reports on May 9, 2012

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Yesterday saw Indian primary aluminum cash price move down 2.7 percent, following three quiet days. The LME primary aluminum cash price saw little price change yesterday at $2,048 per metric ton. The primary aluminum 3-month price saw little movement on Tuesday on the LME, closing out around $2,088 per metric ton. Chinese aluminum closed mixed [...]

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Daily Copper and Aluminum Price Roundup: May 8, 2012

by MetalMiner IndX Reports on May 8, 2012

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Japanese Copper Price Up The cash price of Japanese primary copper gained 0.4 percent on May 7, 2012. The price of US copper producer grade 122 dropped by 0.1 percent, after holding steady. The price of US copper producer grade 110 fell 0.1 percent yesterday after two days of no change. The price of US [...]

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