LME

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  January 22, 2025

  LME Sees Record Activity in 2024 as Nickel Market Rebounds

  BY Lara Browne
  The London Metal Exchange (LME) has fully recovered from its 2022 nickel crisis, achieving its highest trading volumes since 2015 and the fourth largest on record. Average daily volumes reached 664,698 lots in 2024, an 18.2% increase from 2023, with nickel trading jumping 58.8% year-on-year to levels last seen in 2021 before the market meltdown....
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  January 14, 2025

  Japan’s Aluminium Premiums Surge to Record High for Q1 2025

  BY Lara Browne
  Japan’s aluminium P1020 premiums for the first quarter of 2025 have been finalized at $228 per tonne over the cash London Metal Exchange (LME) price, marking a $53 per tonne increase from the previous quarter. This surge represents the highest premium level since Argus began tracking the market in 2016. Initial offers in December exceeded...
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