Tin, lead post gains as other base metals drop

02.02.2023

Copper prices slipped on Wednesday amid uncertainty about demand in top metals consumer China and ahead of rate decisions by the U.S. central bank and others.

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange dipped 0.8% to $9,149 a tonne by 1015 GMT, having gained 12% over the past month.

“Domestic activity in...