US zinc premiums heard in wide range near year-end

摘要

US premiums on zinc Alloy No. 3 continued trading in a wide range in the closing weeks of 2012, with some market sources saying they're com-manding loftier premiums on prompt delivery deals despite a consensus that business is scant on the alloy side. “We're taking orders at 19 cents [plus LME cash],” an alloyer told Platts, saying certain freight points might take the premium even higher.