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LB KG MT
 USD/LBCash3m15m
Aluminum.9147.9328
Alum Alloy.8621.8732
NA Alloy.9117.9344
Copper3.53603.5133
 USD/MTCash3m15m
Aluminum2016.52056.5
Alum Alloy1900.51925.0
NA Alloy2010.02060.0
Copper7795.57745.5
 USD/KGCash3m15m
Aluminum2.0172.057
Alum Alloy1.9011.925
NA Alloy2.0102.060
Copper7.7967.746
GBP: 0.6325 EUR: 0.787
LME Officials 18 May 2012
 USD/LBCash3m15m
Nickel7.75877.7791
Lead.8845.8886
Tin8.79978.82248.8904
Zinc.8714.8709
 USD/MTCash3m15m
Nickel17105.017150.0
Lead1950.01959.0
Tin19400.019450.019600.0
Zinc1921.01920.0
 USD/KGCash3m15m
Nickel17.10517.150
Lead1.9501.959
Tin19.40019.45019.600
Zinc1.9211.920
JPY: 79.36 CAD: 1.021
 
COMEX/NYMEX 18 May 2012
 USD/LB Month Open Settle    USD/Troy Oz Month Open Settle
Copper May 12 3.4690 3.4695s   Gold Jun 12 1573.90 1591.90s
Copper Jul 12 3.4610 3.4685s   Silver Jul 12 27.990 28.715s
Oil/barrel Jul 12 93.10 91.80s   Platinum Jul 12 1454.50 1459.30s
Nat Gas/mmBTU Jul 12 2.714 2.822s   Palladium Jun 12 604.85 603.60s
y = yesterday's settle    s = today's settle
COMEX/NYMEX 18 May 2012
 USD/MT Month Open Settle    USD/Troy Oz Month Open Settle
Copper May 12 7647.83 7648.93s   Gold Jun 12 1573.90 1591.90s
Copper Jul 12 7630.19 7646.72s   Silver Jul 12 27.990 28.715s
Oil/barrel Jul 12 93.10 91.80s   Platinum Jul 12 1454.50 1459.30s
Nat Gas/mmBTU Jul 12 2.714 2.822s   Palladium Jun 12 604.85 603.60s
y = yesterday's settle    s = today's settle
COMEX/NYMEX 18 May 2012
 USD/KG Month Open Settle    USD/Troy Oz Month Open Settle
Copper May 12 7.6478 7.6489s   Gold Jun 12 1573.90 1591.90s
Copper Jul 12 7.6302 7.6467s   Silver Jul 12 27.990 28.715s
Oil/barrel Jul 12 93.10 91.80s   Platinum Jul 12 1454.50 1459.30s
Nat Gas/mmBTU Jul 12 2.714 2.822s   Palladium Jun 12 604.85 603.60s
y = yesterday's settle    s = today's settle


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19 May14:51Yellowcake to top $80/lb by ’14 – Forsys boss (Mining Weekly)
18 May19:56Commerce Puts Hefty Tariffs on Chinese Solar Imports (SustainableBusiness)
18 May12:45Canada’s Currency Remains Higher After March Inflation (Bloomberg)
18 May10:22Oil Heads for Weekly Loss on Debt Crisis; Brent Spread Narrows (Bloomberg)
18 May08:28Gold demand subdued as price rises (Reuters)
18 May07:52China’s towering metal stockpiles cast economic shadow (Reuters)
18 May05:22China Home Prices, Car Inventory Add to Signs of Slowing (Bloomberg)
18 May02:07Japan Aluminum Buyers Facing Highest Premiums Since 1996 (Bloomberg)
17 May22:10US sets new tariffs on Chinese solar imports (Reuters)
17 May20:30Chalco Targeted As Mongolia Seeks To Limit State Deals (Bloomberg)
17 May20:29Oil Fluctuates On Pipeline Reversal, Spanish Banks (Bloomberg)
17 May14:00Vanadium Market Update (Resource Investor)
17 May12:00Tellurium Price Slide Continues (Resource Investor)
17 May11:36China grants more quotas for rare earth exports (AFP)
17 May11:27Call for more rare earth mining in U.S. (CVBT)
17 May11:15There’s No Gentle Way for Greece to Exit the Euro (Business Week)
17 May11:15China Issues Additional Rare-Earth Quota, Keeps Baotou Unit Out (Bloomberg)
17 May04:01Eurozone exit by Greece would be ‘extremely expensive’, IMF chief (Financial Post)
16 May17:00Mixed signals - Nonferrous (Recycling Today)
16 May13:46What Rare Earth Shortages Mean for Engineers, Part 5 (Design News)
16 May03:52The Rise And Fall Of Rare Earth Metals (The Bull)
16 May03:43More electronics makers learning to do without rare earths (Japan Times)
14 May13:00Rhodium use to rise in 2012 (Reuters)
14 May11:00Large-scale batteries may be a major kicker for vanadium (MineWeb)
12 Apr19:32Chile Rhenium exports down 14% in 2011 by Anthony Lipmann (MetalPrices.com)
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18 May20:32 CFTC BASE METALS: Funds Cut Bullish Copper Bet 69% (Dow Jones)
18 May18:02 BASE METALS: Copper Falls; Slumps 4.9% During Week On EU Woes (Dow Jones)
18 May17:53 BASE METALS: LME Metals Mixed On Short-Covering Ahead Of G-8 (Dow Jones)
18 May14:08 BASE METALS: Comex Copper Edges Higher, Nears $3.50 (Dow Jones)
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18 May09:20 MARKET TALK: Malaysian Shares End Off 0.8% On Europe Anxiety (Dow Jones)
18 May08:48 BASE METALS: LME Metals Mostly Higher, Despite Equity Weakness (Dow Jones)
18 May07:36 MARKET TALK: Shanghai Copper Futures Fall On Equities, Dollar (Dow Jones)
18 May07:26 MARKET TALK: Copper Targeting Support At $7,450/ton -Barclays (Dow Jones)
18 May07:03 MARKET TALK: Fasten Your Seat Belts [Buy Bunds] -Commerzbank (Dow Jones)
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18 May04:15 MARKET TALK: Base Metals Mostly Higher On Bargain-Hunting (Dow Jones)
18 May03:34 MARKET TALK: Aluminum Tad Higher; Tight Supply Limits Downside (Dow Jones)
18 May03:17 MARKET TALK: Lead Biggest LME Gainer; Tightening Supply Supports (Dow Jones)
18 May02:42 MARKET TALK:Copper Price Pullback Could Boost China Demand-Trader (Dow Jones)
18 May02:31 MARKET TALK: Nickel Sole LME Loser Amid Profit-Taking (Dow Jones)
18 May02:14 MARKET TALK: Copper Higher; $8,000/Ton Unlikely Near Term -Trader (Dow Jones)
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18 May00:36 MARKET TALK: Nikkei Down 2.2% On Strong JPY; Hits 4-Month Low (Dow Jones)
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19 May04:10Barron's(5/21) Mining The Gold Miners (Dow Jones)
18 May20:40CFTC PRECIOUS METALS: Bullish Gold Bets Lowest Since December 2008 (Dow Jones)
18 May20:32CFTC BASE METALS: Funds Cut Bullish Copper Bet 69 (Dow Jones)
18 May19:35Industry Executive Warns Copper May Be Added To Dodd-Frank 'Conflict Mineral' List (Dow Jones)
18 May18:03Iron ore prices seen rising in second half - Vale (Reuters)
18 May16:47Iron ore swaps volumes rise in May after April drop (Reuters)
18 May16:43Tata Steel sees emerging markets forging on (Reuters)
18 May13:49European Minor Metals, Ferro-Alloys Spot Market Prices (Dow Jones)
18 May13:17COLUMN-What does sliding iron ore say about China?:Andy Home (Reuters)
18 May10:37METALS-Copper bounces; eyes third weekly loss (Reuters)
18 May08:56TABLE-China imported iron ore stocks dip in week to May 18 (Reuters)
18 May07:28Iron Ore-Shanghai rebar in 5th weekly loss, ore at 5-mth low (Reuters)
18 May04:28China daily crude steel output at record in early May-CISA (Reuters)
17 May21:24Schnitzer Steel Sees Weakness In Fiscal 3Q Amid Tight Supply, Weak Demand (Dow Jones)
17 May18:16Commodities investments drop $6 bln in April-BarCap (Reuters)
17 May16:33COMMODITIES - Negative US sentiment fuels gold rally (Financial Times)
17 May15:29SAfrica power supply tightens as temperatures drop (Reuters)
17 May13:07UPDATE: ITRI: 2011 Global Tin Usage -0.7% At Just Under 360,000 Tons (Dow Jones)
17 May13:06US home starts and industrial output rebound (Financial Times)
17 May13:06Surge in Chinese presence in east Europe (Financial Times)
17 May13:05COMMODITIES - Crude slips to six-month low as US production stepped up (Financial Times)
17 May13:05Rhodium fails to regain lustre (Financial Times)
17 May12:462nd UPDATE: LME Chairman: Members Need Compelling Reason To Sell-Document (Dow Jones)
17 May11:45UPDATE: WGC: China Overtakes India As Top Gold Consumer (Dow Jones)
17 May10:03China increases rare earths export quota-MOC (Reuters)
17 May08:33Aluminium premiums hit China imports -trade (Reuters)
17 May08:30UPDATE: China Releases Additional Rare-Earth Export Quotas (Dow Jones)
17 May07:00Glencore tightens grip on global zinc market (Reuters)
17 May05:40China Releases Additional 10,680 Tons Of Rare-Earth Export Quotas (Dow Jones)
17 May04:51UPDATE: Boart Sees Strong Demand, Downplays BHP Concern (Dow Jones)
16 May15:32PLATINUM WEEK-Platinum jewellery grows trendy in gold-loving India (Reuters)
16 May14:44BHP warns commodity markets to cool further (Reuters)
16 May12:52UPDATE: China Bonded Copper Stocks Down To About 550,000 Tons-Goldman (Dow Jones)
16 May07:53Japan Aluminum Premiums To Rise Sharply In 3Q On Tight Supply (Dow Jones)
15 May20:47EXCHANGES - NYSE eliminated from LME bidding (Financial Times)
15 May18:41Freeport sees Chinese demand boosting copper (Reuters)
15 May15:11Copper miner Freeport concerned about Indonesia (Reuters)
15 May05:27Iron Ore-China steel hits 5-1/2 month low, ore sags (Reuters)
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14 May16:53COMMODITIES - Greece and China fears depress prices (Financial Times)
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 Yesterday's LME & COMEX Prices
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LB MT KG
 Yesterday's LME Official and Unofficial Prices
London Metal Exchange
Official and UnOfficial Prices 18 May 2012
USD/LBCash3 Month
Official Unofficial   +/-  Official Unofficial   +/-  
Aluminum  .9147    .9206    .0059    .9328    .9385    .0057  
Al Alloy  .8621    .8670    .0049    .8732    .8754    .0022  
NASAAC  .9117    .9226    .0109    .9344    .9389    .0045  
Copper  3.5360    3.5335    -.0025    3.5133    3.5085    -.0048  
Lead  .8845    .8895    .0050    .8886    .8954    .0068  
Nickel  7.7587    7.7973    .0386    7.7791    7.8245    .0454  
Tin  8.7997    8.7838    -.0159    8.8224    8.7997    -.0227  
Zinc  .8714    .8677    -.0037    .8709    .8686    -.0023  
Molybdenum  13.8346          13.8346        
Cobalt  13.9707          13.9707        
London Metal Exchange
Official and UnOfficial Prices 18 May 2012
USD/MTCash3 Month
Official Unofficial   +/-  Official Unofficial   +/-  
Aluminum  2,016.50    2,029.50    13.00    2,056.50    2,069.00    12.50  
Al Alloy  1,900.50    1,911.50    11.00    1,925.00    1,930.00    5.00  
NASAAC  2,010.00    2,034.00    24.00    2,060.00    2,070.00    10.00  
Copper  7,795.50    7,790.00    -5.50    7,745.50    7,735.00    -10.50  
Lead  1,950.00    1,961.00    11.00    1,959.00    1,974.00    15.00  
Nickel  17,105.00    17,190.00    85.00    17,150.00    17,250.00    100.00  
Tin  19,400.00    19,365.00    -35.00    19,450.00    19,400.00    -50.00  
Zinc  1,921.00    1,913.00    -8.00    1,920.00    1,915.00    -5.00  
Molybdenum  30,500.00          30,500.00        
Cobalt  30,800.00          30,800.00        
London Metal Exchange
Official and UnOfficial Prices 18 May 2012
USD/KGCash3 Month
Official Unofficial   +/-  Official Unofficial   +/-  
Aluminum  2.017    2.030    .013    2.057    2.069    .012  
Al Alloy  1.901    1.912    .011    1.925    1.930    .005  
NASAAC  2.010    2.034    .024    2.060    2.070    .010  
Copper  7.796    7.790    -.006    7.746    7.735    -.011  
Lead  1.950    1.961    .011    1.959    1.974    .015  
Nickel  17.105    17.190    .085    17.150    17.250    .100  
Tin  19.400    19.365    -.035    19.450    19.400    -.050  
Zinc  1.921    1.913    -.008    1.920    1.915    -.005  
Molybdenum  30.500          30.500        
Cobalt  30.800          30.800        
 LME Inventory and Volumne
LME Warehouse Stocks (Inventory) and Volume
18 May 2012
Metalprices.comInventoryVolume
MT   +/-    MT    +/-   
Aluminum  4,975,175    -7,725   4,557,675    -69,350  
Al Alloy  110,520    -880   72,680    -10,640  
NASAAC  157,100    -100   99,240    36,940  
Copper  221,175    3,725   3,343,775    -687,125  
Lead  357,925    -1,050   1,859,650    102,325  
Nickel  106,182    618   165,114    -56,520  
Tin  14,430    75   45,880    7,325  
Zinc  944,025    3,775   2,844,250    -44,125  
Molybdenum  276    0     
Cobalt  349    0   20    -18  
 Yesterday's COMEX Copper Prices
COMEX  Copper Settles  USD/LB
Month 18 May 17 May +/- Open Int
May 12   3.4695   3.4795   -.0100  1106
Jun 12   3.4675   3.4775   -.0100  4106
Jul 12   3.4685   3.4790   -.0105  78332
Aug 12   3.4735   3.4835   -.0100  792
Sep 12   3.4765   3.4865   -.0100  28052
Oct 12   3.4815   3.4910   -.0095  482
Nov 12   3.4835   3.4930   -.0095  288
Dec 12   3.4845   3.4940   -.0095  22186
Jan 13   3.4875   3.4970   -.0095  112
Feb 13   3.4890   3.4985   -.0095  83
Mar 13   3.4905   3.5000   -.0095  6024
Inventory  63093  64145  -1052  
Metalprices.com
COMEX  Copper Settles  USD/MT
Month 18 May 17 May +/- Open Int
May 12   7,648.93   7,670.98   -22.05  1106
Jun 12   7,644.52   7,666.57   -22.05  4106
Jul 12   7,646.72   7,669.87   -23.15  78332
Aug 12   7,657.75   7,679.79   -22.04  792
Sep 12   7,664.36   7,686.41   -22.05  28052
Oct 12   7,675.38   7,696.33   -20.95  482
Nov 12   7,679.79   7,700.74   -20.95  288
Dec 12   7,682.00   7,702.94   -20.94  22186
Jan 13   7,688.61   7,709.56   -20.95  112
Feb 13   7,691.92   7,712.86   -20.94  83
Mar 13   7,695.23   7,716.17   -20.94  6024
Inventory  63093  64145  -1052  
Metalprices.com
COMEX  Copper Settles  USD/KG
Month 18 May 17 May +/- Open Int
May 12   7.649   7.671   -.022  1106
Jun 12   7.645   7.667   -.022  4106
Jul 12   7.647   7.670   -.023  78332
Aug 12   7.658   7.680   -.022  792
Sep 12   7.664   7.686   -.022  28052
Oct 12   7.675   7.696   -.021  482
Nov 12   7.680   7.701   -.021  288
Dec 12   7.682   7.703   -.021  22186
Jan 13   7.689   7.710   -.021  112
Feb 13   7.692   7.713   -.021  83
Mar 13   7.695   7.716   -.021  6024
Inventory  63093  64145  -1052  
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 Gold and Silver
  COMEX Gold Close  
USD/Troy oz
DateAmt+/-
  18 May 12    1,591.60    17.10  
  17 May 12    1,574.50    38.30  
  16 May 12    1,536.20   -20.60  
  15 May 12    1,556.80   -3.80  
  14 May 12    1,560.60   -23.00  
AvgCash
May  1,563.94  
  COMEX Silver Close  
USD/Troy oz
DateAmt+/-
  18 May 12    28.694    .70  
  17 May 12    27.996    .83  
  16 May 12    27.170   -.88  
  15 May 12    28.054   -.27  
  14 May 12    28.319   -.54  
AvgCash
May  28.05  
 Platinum and Paladium
  NYMEX Platinum Close  
USD/Troy oz
DateAmt+/-
  18 May 12    1,457.10    5.90  
  17 May 12    1,451.20    21.30  
  16 May 12    1,429.90   -14.30  
  15 May 12    1,444.20    3.90  
  14 May 12    1,440.30   -28.80  
AvgCash
May  1,444.54  
  NYMEX Palladium Close  
USD/Troy oz
DateAmt+/-
  18 May 12    603.25   -2.25  
  17 May 12    605.50    11.80  
  16 May 12    593.70   -7.00  
  15 May 12    600.70    6.30  
  14 May 12    594.40   -8.55  
AvgCash
May  599.51  
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