There was a divergence in London Metal Exchange prices in the morning of September 16, with lead being the only metal to register gains, while copper, aluminum and nickel all fell - with the latter down by almost $1,000.
Lead's three-month price, after a few days of persistent selling, was up by a slight $7 to $2,242 per tonne on Thursday at 9am. On Wednesday, the metal touched $2,213 per tonne, its lowest since late June.Its sister metal zinc remained above the $3,000 per tonne mark, dropping by just $9 to...