Each of the reference prices published by the Exchange are derived directly from trading and provide transparent pricing for the global metals market.

LME Official and Settlement Price

The LME Official Price is the last bid and offer price quoted during the second Ring session and the LME Official Settlement Price is the last cash offer price.

The LME Official Price is used as the global benchmark for physical contracts and the LME Official Settlement Price is the price at which all LME futures are settled.

Cash, 3 and 15 months: LME Tin, LME Steel Billet, LME Cobalt and LME Molybdenum.

Cash, 3, 15, 27 months and one forward December prompt: LME Aluminium Alloy and LME NASAAC*.

Cash, 3, 15, 27 months and three forward December prompts: LME Aluminium, LME Copper, LME Lead, LME Nickel and LME Zinc*.

*15 and 27 month prompts for LME Aluminium, LME Aluminium Alloy, LME NASAAC, LME Copper, LME Lead, LME Nickel and LME Zinc will continue to be published until 20 April 2012.

When is it published?

12.30-13.20

USD (LME also publish exchange rates for EUR, GBP, JPY)

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