Zinc was among the best-performing base metals in 2024. It experienced a 13 percent gain, rising from US$2,621 per metric ton (MT) to US$2,979 by the end of the year. Like copper, zinc faced ...

This would allow it to avoid the higher prices that will be imposed on goods produced directly in China. For many base metals, though, he points out that, given how large a segment of the sector ...

The quarterly continuous COMEX copper futures contract chart highlights copper future’s 11.56% Q4 2024 decline. The copper futures moved 3.50% higher in 2024. After reaching a record $5.1985 per pound ...