Lead Market Update (July 5, 2012)
A brief overview of lead price developments, supply and demand, and significant market movers.
A brief overview of lead price developments, supply and demand, and significant market movers.
A brief overview of lead price developments, supply and demand, and significant market movers.
Lead Investing News spoke with Carol Knies from Exide Technologies, a leading battery producer, about the role of lead in automotive batteries and the outlook for demand.
Reuters.com reports that the SGX is considering expanding into new metals futures contracts
The Street.com reports that there is an expectation that Base Metals, including Lead, will continue their upswing.
Mineweb.com reports that in Peru, despite some mining production increasing, most sectors reported decreases, including lead.
Bloomberg.com reports that lead prices have declined from a nine-month high.
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Lead Investing News Lead and zinc prices both started 2009 strongly, but as the year has progressed lead’s better near term fundamentals have led it to continue as the more robust of the two metals. Zinc stocks on the London Metal Exchange have consistently risen; through the month of [...]
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Lead Investing News Shanghai base metals fell by their daily limits on Friday, chasing steep falls on the London Metal Exchange (LME). The Exchange said it would make an announcement about which contracts would be suspended after the market closed. So far this year, zinc prices are down 52 per [...]
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