LME base metals mixed as market awaits outcome of FOMC meeting on Weds

Base metal prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed at the 5pm close of trading on Tuesday March 21 while the market awaits further direction ahead of the United States’ Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on Wednesday.

Three-month futures prices at 5pm on Tuesday, compared with the previous day’s 5pm close:

Copper: $8,757.50 per tonne, up 0.7% Aluminium: $2,266.50 per tonne, down 0.4% Nickel: $22,514...

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Imogen Dudman

Callum Perry

March 21, 2023

18:19 GMT

London