Aluminium and zinc prices climbed on Tuesday, with buying spurred on by concerns over supply disruptions because of prolonged high power prices, while industrial metals in general were boosted by a weaker dollar.
Benchmark aluminium on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was up 1 percent at $2,836 a tonne, having gained more than 40 percent last year. Zinc, meanwhile, added 1.6 percent to $3,590 after a 28 percent rise in 2021. "The power story and shortages (of aluminium and zinc) are going to be with us for a while," a metal industry source said. "Inventories are already low and more metal is due to leave (LME-registered) warehouses."
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