TREE NEWS reports: The London Metal Exchange reported inventory changes across its warehouses: zinc stocks rose 1,675 tonnes and copper rose 6,325 tonnes, while nickel climbed 4,248 tonnes and lead added 1,325 tonnes. Tin stocks fell 230 tonnes and aluminium dropped 250 tonnes.
LME zinc stocks rise 1,675t, copper up 6,325t; tin and aluminium fall
AI take
The split is the story: base metals tied to industrial and construction demand — copper, zinc, nickel, lead — all built inventories, while tin and aluminium drew down. That divergence matters for anyone tracking whether softer manufacturing demand is showing up in exchange warehouses, or whether these are routine delivery flows. With tin's small, illiquid market, a 230-tonne decline can move the needle more than the headline number suggests. Whether the broad builds continue is the open question.
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