LME aluminum prices are under pressure, and the risk premium in the Middle East has subsided.

LME copper closed up $40 at $13,366 per ton. LME aluminum closed down $1 at $3,090 per ton. LME zinc closed up $54 at $3,541 per ton. LME lead closed up $16 at $1,892 per ton. LME nickel closed up $174 at $16,424 per ton. LME tin closed up $1,668 at $52,628 per ton. LME cobalt closed flat at $56,290 per ton.