| 31.01.2014 - Aluminium falls to a 4½-year low |
| Aluminium prices slid to a four-and-a-half year low, amid a wider sell-off in base metals triggered by a strengthening US dollar, weakness in emerging market currencies and lacklustre demand from China ahead of the Lunar New Year. On Thursday, aluminium prices for delivery in three months on the London Metal Exchange fell as much as 1.1 per cent to $1,722 a tonne – its lowest level since July 2009...............................................Full Article: Source |