Copper price down amid demand outlook worries

This deal would help entrench China's position as a serious competitor in global steel markets.

China's top copper smelters have set their floor treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) for the fourth quarter at $90 per tonne and 9 cents per pound.

Belgian zinc producer Nyrstar issued a profit warning last week, citing "adverse market conditions".

The new Barrick, which will be listed in New York and Toronto, will own five of the world's 10 lowest cost gold mines and will be the world's top bullion producer by both value and output.

Almost 18,000 lots traded in debut day, equal to 90,000 tonnes of metal.

Six months into the U.S. tariffs on imported aluminum and steel, Caterpillar Inc is finding that one of the best ways it can protect profits is a cost cutting strategy that is more than two years old.

Deal will see China’s No.1 producer of lithium supplying 20 percent of its production to the electric cars maker.

The Shanghai Futures Exchange (ShFE) will launch copper options trading on Friday, aiming to take a slice of a $270 billion global market.

Subway expansion plans require 80 million tonnes of steel, a need which arises as Beijing looks to boost economy amid trade war with U.S.