There were no clear trends for base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) during the morning trading session on Tuesday December 24, with lead's 0.8% increase making it the best performer of the lot.
The most-traded February lead contract ended the session at 14,920 yuan ($2,128) per tonne, up 125 yuan per tonne from Monday's close of 14,795 yuan per tonne. Other SHFE base metals prices were split, with the benchmark February copper...