Abstract: | Metal Market: In December, the prices of LME copper futures, aluminium futures, zinc futures and lead futures went up with fluctuations. At end-December, the 3M copper futures closed at US$7360 per ton, up US$305 from the previous month; the 3M aluminium futures closed at US$1800 per ton, up US$45 from the previous month; the 3M zinc futures closed at US$2055 per ton, up US$168 from November; and the 3M lead futures closed at US$2219 per ton, up US$139 from November. In December, the prices of copper futures, zinc futures and lead futures in Shanghai Futures Exchange went up with fluctuations, while aluminium futures remained weak. |