Aluminium down

Beijing : London aluminium slipped again on Thursday, after snapping a four-day losing streak in the previous session, as the deadline extension to comply with U.S. sanctions on Rusal, one of the world´s biggest aluminium producers, pulled down prices.

The metal is down by around 18.3 percent from the seven-year high of $2,718 it hit on April 19 in the wake of the announcement of the sanctions, which left the market fearing a supply shortage.

All other base metals were also trading lower, with the dollar near 3-1/2-month highs, making metals more expensive for holders of other currencies.

Barring any further sudden announcements from U.S. President Donald Trump that affect metals markets, "trading price levels should start to return to natural

levels, with the logical exception of physical aluminium premiums", Malcolm Freeman, CEO of Kingdom Futures, wrote in a note.