Sentences with phrase «base metals prices»

These price increases have been driven by low stocks and expanding global industrial production, and have taken base metals prices close to 15 - year highs.

However, recent weeks have seen sharp falls in base metals prices in response to market concerns over the sustainability of growth in China.

Gold and nickel miner Independence Group plans to make about 40 employees redundant after announcing it would cut exploration spending by $ 20 million in response to weak base metals prices.

The weakening in base metals prices in recent months has been driven by concern over falling demand in Asia, particularly in Japan.

Gains in oil and base metals prices have helped push the Australian share market higher, which is getting support from the energy, mining, and retail sectors.

The Australian share market has opened slightly higher despite falls in base metal prices and a mixed session on Wall Street with a promise of a record full - year profit from Qantas supporting industrial stocks.

BASE METALS PRICES 0702 GMT Three month LME copper 7052.5 Most active ShFE copper 51940 Three month LME aluminium 2627 Most active ShFE aluminium 15380 Three month LME zinc 3271.5 Most active ShFE zinc 24525 Three month LME lead 2387 Most active ShFE lead 18345 Three month LME nickel 16395 Most active ShFE nickel 108120 Three month LME tin 21635 Most active ShFE tin 145750

BASE METALS PRICES 0431 GMT Three month LME copper 6818.5 Most active ShFE copper 50950 Three month LME aluminum 2310.5 Most active ShFE aluminum 14530 Three month LME zinc 3077.5 Most active ShFE zinc 23720 Three month LME lead 2282 Most active ShFE lead 18455 Three month LME nickel 13950 Most active ShFE nickel 104400 Three month LME tin 21040 Most active ShFE tin 147010

Base metals prices have come off their peaks, by an average of about 30 per cent, though they're still high compared to earlier history.

A rise in crude oil prices and a rebound in base metal prices, both partly related to the announcement of new policy stimulus measures in several countries, account for much of the recent movement.

The index's gains were predominately due to increase in gold and base metal prices.

«The index's gains were due in large part to an increase in gold and base metals prices, but the growth also comes from the debt and operational restructuring we've seen in the sector, including deleveraging, cost optimization and capex suspension.»

While rural and base metals prices were broadly unchanged over the three months to January, the prices of «other resources» fell modestly (Graph 34).

The materials sector has risen by 16 per cent, boosted by continuing strength in base metals prices and expectations of substantial increases in contract prices for coal and iron ore.

Base metal prices, which rose strongly in the second half of 1999, have fallen a little over the first half of this year.

Base metals prices were broadly unchanged over the three months to January, and at 11.2 per cent higher over the past year, they remain around the highest levels seen since 1990.

Base metal prices fell by close to 5 per cent in the June quarter, but remain around 20 per cent higher over the year.

Base metals prices have been volatile in 2004.

In contrast, base metals prices have ebbed and flowed with changes in sentiment about the global economy, but have edged up in the past three months.

Base metal prices have followed a similar pattern this year, rising by 15 per cent in the first three months of the year, supported by strengthening world industrial production.

Base metals prices have increased steadily over the second half of 2003, in line with the brightening outlook for world industrial production and robust demand from China, in particular.

In contrast to the strength of rural and base metals prices, other non-rural commodity prices have tended to fall in early 1997.

The increase in base metals prices has been particularly pronounced, with prices up by 15.3 per cent in SDR terms in the six months to January to be close to their highest levels in 15 years, and also up in Australian dollar terms.