20 May 2025 @ 08:07 UTC

London Metal Exchange base metals prices were mostly slightly down in early trading on Tuesday May 20, with only lead edging higher, up by 0.43%.LME three-month base metals prices at 9am on Tuesday, compared with Monday’s 5pm close.
* Copper: $9,450 per tonne, down by 0.78%
* Aluminium: $2,439 per tonne, down by 0.45%
* Nickel: $15,410 per tonne, down by 0.99%
* Zinc: $2,671 per tonne, down by 0.21%
* Lead: $1,970 per tonne, up by 0.43%
* Tin: $32,850 per tonne, down by 0.15%
Base metals stock movements in LME-registered warehouses on Tuesday morning:
* Total copper stocks: 170,750 tonnes (down by 3,575 tonnes)
* Total aluminium stocks: 390,925 tonnes (down by 2,525 tonnes)
* Total nickel stocks: 202,098 tonnes (up by 90 tonnes)
* Total zinc stocks: 156,725 tonnes (down by 4,075 tonnes)
* Total lead stocks: 245,750 tonnes (down by 600 tonnes)
* Total tin stocks: 2,655 tonnes (down by 85 tonnes)
The US Dollar Index was 100.06 at 9:00am on Tuesday; it was 100.43 at 5.28pm on Monday May 19.
A special LME market report will be published later on Tuesday.