Most base metals prices up on session

In the metals markets on Tuesday, Zinc hit another record high, hitting $4,300 per tonne during the session after London Metal Exchange inventories fell again. Analysts have predicted that the price of zinc could reach $5,000 per tonne by the end of the year. Three-month lead was trading at $1,630 per tonne at one point during the day, while copper added $25 to $7,395 per tonne. The price of aluminium, however, was $19 lower to $2,789 per tonne.