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London Metal Exchange official prices ยท April 4, 2026 โ€” 15:30 GMT (15-min delayed)

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๐Ÿ“Š Cable Prices ๐Ÿ— LME Metals
LME Non-Ferrous Metals โ€” April 4, 2026
MARKET OVERVIEW
All metals: โ–ผ Selling pressure ยท Macro risk-off following US tariff announcement
๐Ÿ• April 4, 2026 โ€” 15:30 GMT (15-min delayed)
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Copper
LME Copper ยท LME Cash
$11,876
per tonne
โ–ผ $215 (-1.78%)
$12,150
24h High
$11,820
24h Low
87,420 t
Volume
Grade A cathode, 99.9935% purity. Cable industry: ~60-68% of copper cable cost.
๐Ÿ’ก NYY 4x95: ~$6.11/m at current Cu price
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Aluminium
LME Aluminium ยท LME Cash
$2,412
per tonne
โ–ผ $20 (-0.82%)
$2,448
24h High
$2,398
24h Low
215,750 t
Volume
Primary aluminium, 99.7% purity. Used in NAYY cables (Al conductor).
๐Ÿ’ก NAYY 4x150: ~$4.12/m at current Al price
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Nickel
LME Nickel ยท LME Cash
$15,480
per tonne
โ–ผ $195 (-1.24%)
$15,710
24h High
$15,420
24h Low
28,680 t
Volume
Full plate, 99.8% purity. Used in Cu-Ni alloys, military cables.
๐Ÿ’ก Minor cable impact โ€” specialist alloys only
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Zinc
LME Zinc ยท LME Cash
$2,890
per tonne
โ–ผ $64 (-2.17%)
$2,975
24h High
$2,862
24h Low
98,125 t
Volume
Special High Grade (SHG). Used in galvanizing steel wire armour (SWA).
๐Ÿ’ก SWA/AWA armoured cables: galvanized wire cost
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Lead
LME Lead ยท LME Cash
$1,968
per tonne
โ–ผ $31 (-1.55%)
$2,010
24h High
$1,955
24h Low
12,450 t
Volume
99.97% purity. Historically used in cable sheathing (now rare).
๐Ÿ’ก Legacy lead-sheathed cables only
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Tin
LME Tin ยท LME Cash
$33,250
per tonne
โ–ผ $1,180 (-3.43%)
$34,890
24h High
$32,980
24h Low
4,820 t
Volume
99.85% purity. Used in Cu-Sn (tin-plated copper) wire for marine cables.
๐Ÿ’ก Tin-plated Cu cables (BFOU/marine): minor cost
LME COPPER / USD
$11,876 โ–ผ -1.78% per tonne ยท LME Cash
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52-Week Range โ€” All LME Metals
MetalCurrent52w Low52w HighRange %Vs 52w HighCable Relevance
๐ŸŸค Copper Cu $11,876 $8,450 $13,270
71.1%
-10.5% NYY 4x95: ~$6.11/m at current Cu price
โฌœ Aluminium Al $2,412 $2,050 $2,890
43.1%
-16.5% NAYY 4x150: ~$4.12/m at current Al price
๐Ÿ”˜ Nickel Ni $15,480 $13,850 $21,200
22.2%
-27% Minor cable impact โ€” specialist alloys only
๐Ÿ”ฒ Zinc Zn $2,890 $2,180 $3,480
54.6%
-17% SWA/AWA armoured cables: galvanized wire cost
โฌ› Lead Pb $1,968 $1,780 $2,350
33%
-16.3% Legacy lead-sheathed cables only
๐ŸŸฃ Tin Sn $33,250 $24,800 $40,000
55.6%
-16.9% Tin-plated Cu cables (BFOU/marine): minor cost
๐Ÿ’ฐ Cable Cost Impact Calculator โ€” Cu Price Sensitivity

Estimate how LME copper price changes affect cable prices. Based on ~65% Cu content for LV power cables.

$6,000$11,876$15,000
NYY 2x1.5 $0.1500/m
NYY 4x25 $1.9100/m
NYY 4x95 $6.1100/m
NYY 4x240 $15.4300/m
NAYY 4x95 $2.7400/m
N2XY 4x95 $6.7300/m
Data Notice: LME prices shown are indicative and based on publicly available data from TradingView, MacroMicro and Fastmarkets as of April 4, 2026. Prices are delayed minimum 15 minutes. For live trading prices, use official LME data providers. Cable prices are estimates based on material cost formulas.