Prices of major nonferrous metals in China saw a month-on-month decline in December 2015, according to a report of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), on late Wednesday.
Copper price on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) averaged at 34,820 yuan/metric ton (tonne) in December, down 10.7 percent from a month before.
The following table shows the average prices of the metal futures contracts traded on the SHFE in December.
|
Item |
Price in Dec. (yuan/tonne) |
Change on month (percent) |
Change on year (percent) |
|
Copper |
34,820 |
- 10.7 |
- 26.3 |
|
Aluminum |
10,180 |
- 4.2 |
- 24.7 |
|
Lead |
12,606 |
- 5.5 |
- 5.7 |
|
Zinc |
12,659 |
- 11.5 |
- 24.5 |
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