12 May 2025 @ 08:06 UTC

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were up across the board in early trading on Monday May 12, with aluminium and zinc the biggest movers. Three-month futures prices at 9am on Monday compared with Friday’s 5pm close:
* Copper: $9,563.50 per tonne, up by 1.23%
* Aluminium: $2,460 per tonne, up by 1.73%
* Nickel: $15,855 per tonne, up by 0.32%
* Zinc: $2,698 per tonne, up by 1.65%
* Lead: $1,999 per tonne, up by 0.88%
* Tin: $32,400 per tonne, up by 1.59%
Base metals stock movements in LME-registered warehouses on Monday morning:
* Total copper stocks: 190,750 tonnes (down by 1,025 tonnes)
* Total aluminium stocks: 401,525 tonnes (down by 2,025 tonnes)
* Total nickel stocks: 197,754 tonnes (up by 84 tonnes)
* Total zinc stocks: 169,850 tonnes (down by 475 tonnes)
* Total lead stocks: 251,800 tonnes (down by 1,625 tonnes)
* Total tin stocks: 2,790 tonnes (up by 85 tonnes)
The US Dollar Index was 101.66 at 9:00am on Monday; it was 100.31 at the 5pm close on Friday May 9.
A special LME market report will be published later on Monday.