Zinc leaps on mine shutdown, tightening LME market |
18/11/2020#0183;#32;LONDON Zinc prices rose on Wednesday to an 18month high as a mine shutdown in South Africa and signs of tightening short term supply added to expectations of strong demand from top consumer China. Benchmark zinc on the London Metal Exchange was up % at 2, a tonne in official trading after reaching 2,770, the highest since May 2019.