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China's economy grew by 6.7% in the second quarter, the slowest pace in two years.
Zinc took another hammering, down by 3.6% to US$2502 per tonne, a fresh 13-month low.
Despite hitting a more than 10-year high earlier this year, zinc has been the worst performer of 2018, down by 25%.
Nickel dropped by 2.2% to $13,571/t, its lowest level since April.
Cobalt slumped by nearly 3.6% to $67,750/t, the lowest point since early December 2017.
The key battery metal is down by 28.5% since peaking at $94,800/t in March.
Lead and tin each dropped by more than 1%, while copper was down by 0.8%, with supply disruptions likely slightly supporting prices.
Aluminium was the only winner, up by 2%.
Oil prices slumped by 4.2% to below $70 a barrel, while gold remained steady at $1241 an ounce.
The Australian market is poised for a weak start with the SPI 200 Futures index trading 12 points down.
| LME Indicative | Current Price ($US) | Change ($US) | Change % | Previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper - Cash |  |
6165 | -51.75 | -0.83 | 6216.75 |
| Copper - 3Mth | |
6192 | -45 | -0.72 | 6237 |
| Lead - Cash | |
2156.25 | -27.5 | -1.26 | 2183.75 |
| Lead - 3Mth | |
2175 | -27 | -1.23 | 2202 |
| Zinc - Cash | |
2502 | -94 | -3.62 | 2596 |
| Zinc - 3Mth | |
2474 | -104 | -4.03 | 2578 |
| Nickel - Cash | |
13571.5 | -309.5 | -2.23 | 13881 |
| Nickel - 3Mth | |
13670 | -305 | -2.18 | 13975 |
| Tin - Cash | |
19560 | -297.5 | -1.5 | 19857.5 |
| Tin - 3Mth | |
19500 | -295 | -1.49 | 19795 |
| Aluminium - Cash |  |
2106.5 | 40.25 | 1.95 | 2066.25 |
| Aluminium - 3Mth | |
2055 | 24 | 1.18 | 2031 |
| Comex | Current Price ($US) | Change ($US) | Change % | Previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold - Aug 18 | |
1241 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1239.7 |
| Silver - Jul 18 |  |
15.74 | 0 | -0.03 | 15.74 |
| Copper - Jul 18 | |
275.7 | -1.3 | -0.47 | 277 |
| Nymex | Current Price ($US) | Change ($US) | Change % | Previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platinum - Jul 18 | |
822.3 | -3.9 | -0.47 | 826.2 |
| Palladium - Sep 18 | |
914 | 0.5 | 0.05 | 913.5 |
| MB Iron Ore | Current Price ($US) | Change ($US) | Change % | Previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62% Fines CFR | |
64.56 | 0.52 | 0.08 | 64.04 |
| 58% Fines CFR | |
42.56 | -0.35 | -0.82 | 42.91 |
| Energy | Current Price ($US) | Change ($US) | Change % | Previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTI | |
68.06 | -2.95 | -4.15 | 71.01 |
| U308 Spot | |
23.35 | 0.1 | 0.43 | 23.25 |
| Currencies | Current Price ($US) | Change ($US) | Change % | Previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $A/$US | |
0.74 | 0 | -0.01 | 0.74 |
| STG / $US | |
1.32 | 0 | 0.02 | 1.32 |
| Euro / $US | |
1.17 | 0 | -0.01 | 1.17 |
| Euro / $A | |
1.58 | 0 | -0.01 | 1.58 |
| Indices | Current Price ($US) | Change ($US) | Change % | Previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dow Jones | |
25064.36 | 44.95 | 0.18 | 25019.41 |
| NASDAQ | |
7805.72 | -20.26 | -0.26 | 7825.98 |
| S&P 500 | |
2798.43 | -2.88 | -0.1 | 2801.31 |
| FTSE 100 | |
7600.45 | -61.42 | -0.8 | 7661.87 |
| Nikkei 225 | |
22597.35 | 409.39 | 1.85 | 22187.96 |
