Zinc was up 1.8% to US$2046.75 per tonne, just $1 lower than the four-month high reached earlier this month.
Copper was up 0.7% to $5782.50/t, while nickel rose 0.2% to $12,836.75/t.
Alastair Munro from Marex Spectron's LME desk said base metals had been supported by comments from a Chinese official that the fresh coronavirus outbreak in Beijing was under control.
"Currently there remains a dichotomy between the fear of a second wave of infections against ongoing optimism around policy stimulus," he said.
"And in that vein, airwaves appear to suggest China is likely to cut RRR over next week - possibly this weekend although other reports suggest 23/24th June more likely."
US stocks were almost unchanged, despite a 2.3% rise in the oil price.
Gold was slightly lower at $1731 an ounce.
The MySteel 62% Australian iron ore fines price was down 1.4% to $103.50/t after Vale announced it was restarting some idled production.
| LME Indicative | Current Price ($US) | Change ($US) | Change % | Previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper - Cash |  |
5783.5 | 42.5 | 0.74 | 5741 |
| Copper - 3Mth | |
5805 | 35 | 0.61 | 5770 |
| Lead - Cash | |
1798.5 | 13 | 0.73 | 1785.5 |
| Lead - 3Mth | |
1810 | 16 | 0.89 | 1794 |
| Zinc - Cash | |
2046.75 | 36.25 | 1.8 | 2010.5 |
| Zinc - 3Mth | |
2052 | 32.5 | 1.61 | 2019.5 |
| Nickel - Cash | |
12836.75 | 24.75 | 0.19 | 12812 |
| Nickel - 3Mth | |
12894 | 23 | 0.18 | 12871 |
| Tin - Cash |  |
17015 | -140 | -0.82 | 17155 |
| Tin - 3Mth | |
16885 | -105 | -0.62 | 16990 |
| Aluminium - Cash | |
1589.5 | 6.75 | 0.43 | 1582.75 |
| Aluminium - 3Mth | |
1606.5 | -1 | -0.06 | 1607.5 |
| Comex | Current Price ($US) | Change ($US) | Change % | Previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold - Aug 20 | |
1731.1 | -4.5 | -0.26 | 1735.6 |
| Silver - Jul 20 | |
17.51 | -0.27 | -1.5 | 17.78 |
| Copper - Jul 20 | |
258.8 | -0.15 | -0.06 | 258.95 |
| Nymex | Current Price ($US) | Change ($US) | Change % | Previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platinum - Jul 20 | |
812.2 | -26 | -3.1 | 838.2 |
| Palladium - Sep 20 | |
1908.6 | -16.9 | -0.88 | 1925.5 |
| MB Iron Ore | Current Price ($US) | Change ($US) | Change % | Previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62% Fines CFR | |
103.5 | -1.5 | -1.43 | 105 |
| 58% Fines CFR | |
91.9 | -0.3 | -0.33 | 92.2 |
| Energy | Current Price ($US) | Change ($US) | Change % | Previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTI | |
38.84 | 0.88 | 2.32 | 37.96 |
| U308 Spot |  |
33.15 | 0 | 0 | 33.15 |
| Currencies | Current Price ($US) | Change ($US) | Change % | Previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $A/$US | |
0.69 | 0 | 0 | 0.69 |
| STG / $US | |
1.24 | 0 | -0.01 | 1.24 |
| Euro / $US | |
1.12 | 0 | 0.01 | 1.12 |
| Euro / $A | |
1.64 | 0 | -0.01 | 1.64 |
| Indices | Current Price ($US) | Change ($US) | Change % | Previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dow Jones | |
26080.1 | -39.51 | -0.15 | 26119.61 |
| NASDAQ | |
9943.05 | 32.52 | 0.33 | 9910.53 |
| S&P 500 | |
3115.34 | 1.85 | 0.06 | 3113.49 |
| FTSE 100 | |
6224.07 | -29.18 | -0.47 | 6253.25 |
| Nikkei 225 | |
22355.46 | -100.3 | -0.45 | 22455.76 |
