Indian metal producer Hindustan Zinc Ltd. announced that it has issued an export tender for selling 20,000 tonnes of zinc concentrate. For full story, click here
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Monday, March 2, 2009
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Zinc Investing News Positive sentiment that spread through the markets during the week edged up most of the base metals. The U.K. benchmark FTSE 100 Index jumped 0.9 per cent and Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average closed 2.7 per cent higher in Tokyo. Pessimistic data still came out of [...]
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Transport problems at Xstrata will have effects on shipments of zinc concentrate and lead bullion from Townsville port during February and March. For full story, click here
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Sunday, February 1, 2009
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Zinc Investing News In their bi-weekly price review, Hindustan Zinc Limited announced that effective Saturday, it had cut its prices of zinc, but held lead rates steady. Zinc prices will drop by Rs 800 per tonne, to 68,900; whereas lead maintained its 70,200 per tonne level. Lead prices have remained strong [...]
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Sunday, December 14, 2008
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Zinc Investing News The zinc industry has been quick to respond to the slump in prices and a host of producers have announced cutbacks and closures. However, without a definitive shift in the current global economic current; supply cuts have yet to directly improve pricing. In Shanghai, spot [...]
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Sunday, December 7, 2008
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Zinc 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, the zinc price is down 52 [...]
Continue reading "Low zinc and lead inventories threaten price stability"
Saturday, November 8, 2008
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Zinc Investing News At current price levels, approximately 50 per cent of the world’s zinc producers are under water. Zinc MZN3, mainly used as an anti-corrosive in galvanized steel, is currently selling for around US$1,120.00 per tonne, less than half the metal’s January value. Lead prices are not fairing [...]
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Saturday, November 1, 2008
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Zinc Investing News Shanghai zinc opened at its upside limit of 4 per cent on Thursday, chasing the stock rally in the US and London. The rally was inspired by a US rate cut causing a short term bubble in the commodity prices. Later, prices came back to reflect [...]
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Monday, September 29, 2008
Congress is divided over the proposed 700 million dollar bailout plan that is being promoted as a solution to the current stock market crisis. This morning’s vote was only supposed to take a few moments, but it has been plagued with arguments and dissent as both sides struggle to come to an agreement about the [...]
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008
By Daniella D’Alimonte – Exclusive to Zinc Investing News Trading at just over US$0.80 per pound, some are now wondering if zinc has already fallen as far as it could. After Zazu Metals Corporation (TSX: ZAZ) had reached its year’s low of US$0.19 per share on August 19, it had recently gone up to US$0.24 per share, [...]
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