Articles Tagged "spot prices"

Zinc and lead spot prices rally

by Heather Matthews – exclusive to Zinc Investing News Zinc and lead metal spot prices showed improvement in today’s markets: this rally represents a positive development for base metals. Today, non-LME spot prices for lead and zinc were up, showing increased investor confidence in commodity investment. Zinc is currently trading at a bid/ask of .06494/0.6585, [...]

Commodity sell-off affects zinc & lead

By Heather Matthews – Exclusive To Zinc Investing News Despite the passing of the 700 billion dollar U.S. Treasury bailout plan, investor confidence remains extremely low as sellers are choosing to offload commodities, including zinc metal and lead metal, at a rapid pace. As of October 6/08, spot prices for zinc and lead have plunged [...]