The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Wednesday March 21.
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were on divergent paths during morning trading, with copper prices falling further. The three-month copper price was down $40 per tonne and trading at levels unseen since December 2017. Easing supply concerns have put pressure on copper prices over the past few days. The main union at Antofagasta's Los Pelambres copper mine has agreed to extend government-led mediation by five days. "The markets featured the usual gap...