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Shanghai base metals mostly cruised higher on Friday morning amid dovish comments from European Central Bank. Meanwhile, their counterparts on the LME traded mixed.

SHFE nonferrous metals closed mixed on Monday July 19 as markets digested the latest OPEC + announcement regarding oil production, and continued to brood on inflation and rising Covid-19 cases.

NDRC will continue to follow the deployment of the executive meeting of the State Council, work with relevant departments to strengthen the monitoring and forecast of commodity prices, organise subsequent release of copper, aluminium, zinc and other national reserves, and pay close attention to abnormal market price fluctuations.

SMM data showed that the stocks fell 4,300 mt from the prior week to 435,500 mt as of Friday July 16.

Shanghai base metals all cruised higher on Friday morning after the head of the Federal Reserve told Congress he saw no need to rush the shift towards tighter post-pandemic monetary policy. Meanwhile, their counterparts on the LME mostly cruised lower.

Shanghai base metals traded mixed on Thursday morning as traders reacted to hotter-than-expected US and UK inflation figures and comments from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. Meanwhile, their counterparts on the LME fell for the most part.

Shanghai base metals advanced across the board on Monday morning as investors continued to monitor the Covid situation regionally. Meanwhile, their counterparts on the LME also rose for the most part.

Shanghai base metals were mostly higher on Monday morning as investors digested a better-than-expected US jobs report. Meanwhile, their counterparts on the LME fell for the most part.

Shanghai base metals were mostly higher on Wednesday morning as global investors monitored the spread of the delta Covid-19 variant and awaited key economic data out of the US. Meanwhile, their counterparts on the LME also rose for the most part.

Shanghai base metals mostly cruised lower on Tuesday morning despite gains overnight on Wall Street that saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite touching fresh record closing highs. Meanwhile, their counterparts on the LME traded mixed.