This series tracks Zinc with specification North America physical spot zinc midpoint in North America (US), quoted in USD/T. Compare only observations with the same grade, region and quote basis.
What history is available?
The available history contains 2728 observations from 2016-01-01 to 2026-10-20. These are recorded dates, not proof of the earliest available publication; missing intervals are not interpolated.
Is this a live executable quote?
No. 2026-10-20 is the latest recorded observation date, not a real-time update guarantee. Public-source prices may be delayed, incomplete or inaccurate and are for reference only.
52-Week Range
Low 2,971.8501 · High 4,036.6499 USD/T; ending 2026-10-20.
Three-month copper closed at $14,550 a tonne, up 1.79% on the day and about 2% on the week, as strikes at Antofagasta and Centinela threatened Chilean output while LME-registered copper stocks fell to a six-week low.
Base metals whipsawed in the first week of October: a dollar squeeze pushed aluminium to a twelve-week low on 1 October, then softer US payroll data sent the whole complex higher on 5 October with three-month copper closing at 14,401 dollars a tonne and Escondida strike risk adding a supply premium.
Three-month LME copper closed at $14,258.50 a tonne, within 4% of the September record, as Comex warehouses hold 69% of exchange-tracked stocks, half of LME inventories are earmarked for delivery and BHP's Escondida contract talks stay unresolved.
London Metal Exchange base metals fell across the board in the week ended 2 October, with aluminium down 5.1 percent and copper down 2.5 percent, although copper's nearby spread flipped to a premium and exchange stocks stay heavily earmarked.
LME base metals closed lower across the board on October 1, with three-month copper at $14,289 a tonne, as a stronger dollar and high energy costs weighed on prices even as unions at the Escondida, Centinela and Padcal copper mines all moved toward strike action within a single week.
LME copper held firm and was set for a third straight monthly gain on better Chinese factory activity and shrinking Shanghai inventories, while aluminium extended losses to its weakest since late July and Escondida strike risk added a fresh supply question.