Global zinc premiums were collectively flat in the week to Tuesday August 18, while an uptick in lead demand in Southeast Asia allowed spot interest to mount, albeit against climbing LME three-month prices for both commodities.
Catch-up demand boosts lead business in South Asia Higher offers heard in Shanghai on intermittent opening of arbitrage window; zinc premium holds The European summer slowdown is in effect amid little spot interestUnited States' lead, zinc premiums remained flat in quiet conditions Catch-up demand boosts lead business in South Asia"There's been a pickup in demand. All manufactures are pumping extra orders, but we don't know how long this will last," a trading source in...