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Mining Industry 29 January 2026 - 31 January 2026

Lithium price drops 4.5% in China as January rally cools; miners slide premarket

Lithium price drops 4.5% in China as January rally cools; miners slide premarket

Battery-grade lithium carbonate prices in China dropped 4.46% on Friday, settling at 160,500 yuan a tonne, erasing some of the gains seen earlier this year. U.S.-listed lithium miners slipped before the Wall Street open: Albemarle fell $3.70, or about 2%, to $180.70; SQM lost $1.92, or 2.3%, to $81.64; and Lithium Americas slid 58 cents, down 9.7%, to $5.43.
FTSE 100 hovers near record as Experian jumps on $1bn buyback and miners slide

FTSE 100 hovers near record as Experian jumps on $1bn buyback and miners slide

The UK stock market barely moved on Friday. Experian surged following a fresh buyback announcement, balancing out sharp losses in major miners as metal prices dipped. The blue-chip FTSE 100 edged up roughly 0.2% to about 10,189 points, while the FTSE 250, more UK-focused, held steady.
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