| Base metals have hit multi-year lows as fears persisted over waning demand in top metals user China and investors awaited the minutes of a US Federal Reserve policy meeting, which could reinforce rate rise expectations.
THE US dollar was just off seven-month highs against a basket of currencies, weighing on metals by making dollar-priced commodities costlier for European and other non-US investors. London Metal Exchange zinc hit a fresh six-year trough of $US1,510.50 a tonne, and ended down 2.0 per cent at $US1,517.............................................Full Article: Source
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