Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly lower during morning trading on Monday November 26, consolidating against broad strength in the US dollar while low stocks and supply disruptions struggle to lift prices.
The three-month zinc price was down almost 1%, dipping below $2,500 per tonne despite a sizable drawdown in LME stocks keeping total inventories at a 10-year low at 121,600 total tonnes. Tightness in the forward curve is also doing little to attract metal back onto the exchange. Zinc's cash/three-month spread was recently in a backwardation of $94.50 per tonne, its widest since 2007.Nickel and tin are in negative territory after similarly falling below nearby support on Friday. Nickel's three-month price at its lowest since December 2017 while tin has failed to rally despite supply disruptions in Indonesia, the world's second largest...