SINGAPORE, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Base metals prices in London broadly rose on Friday as signs of progress in the U.S.-China trade talks raised hopes for an interim deal that could help demand for industrial metals.
The United States and China are getting close to a trade agreement as talks are “very constructive”, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Thursday.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) rose 0.6% to $5,844.50 a tonne by 0226 GMT, reversing a streak of five losses, while aluminium advanced 0.5%, zinc rallied 0.4% and lead increased 0.4%.
* COPPER STOCKS: Copper stocks on LME-approved warehouses fell to a five-month low, while inventories in warehouses tracked by the Shanghai Futures Exchange (ShFE) picked up last month but are still down 43% from a 2019 peak in March. MCUSTX-TOTAL CU-STX-SGH
* CHINA: China and the United States are holding “in-depth” discussions on a first phase trade agreement, and cancelling tariffs is an important condition to reaching a deal, the Chinese commerce ministry said on Thursday.
* ALUMINA: Aluminum Corp of China Ltd , known as Chalco, is set to make its first shipment from Boffa’s bauxite mine in Guinea by early-December, an official from state parent company Chinalco said on Thursday.
* SHFE PRICES: ShFE’s most-traded copper contract dipped 0.2% to 46,880 yuan ($6,702.79) a tonne, tracking losses overnight in London, aluminium eased 0.1%, nickel dropped 0.6% and lead declined 0.2%.
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* Asian equities rose after the S&P 500 index notched a new record closing high, but investor sentiment remained fragile following weak data from China and Germany, which reinforced concerns about the global economy.
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$1 = 6.9941 yuan Reporting by Mai Nguyen; Editing by Shailesh Kuber
