1. Metals Outlook
  2. Daily Base Metals Report

Global stock markets experienced a relief rally today, with all major US indices recovering yesterday’s losses. The crisis sentiment that prevailed yesterday has subsided, leading to most assets reversing their previous moves. The Japanese yen depreciated slightly, alleviating the pressure for margin calls, and reducing selling pressure. Consequently, the dollar index rose above the 103.0 level once again, while the 10-year US Treasury yield increased, trading at 3.86%.

Base metals on the LME also saw upward moves today. Aluminium was the best performer, briefly testing $2,300/t before settling slightly below that level. Copper remained mostly unchanged at $8,929/t, while nickel ticked up slightly, closing at $16,385/t. Lead edged higher, trading at $1,955/t. Zinc was the worst performer, closing lower at $2,601/t.

Influenced by the rebound in the dollar and Treasury yields, gold and silver continued their downward movement. Gold declined to $2,386/oz, while silver traded at $27.0/oz. Oil prices rebounded today, with WTI and Brent crude trading at $73.7/bbl and $76.9/bbl, respectively.

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All price data is from 06.08.2024 as of 17:30

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