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Lithium price slips again in China as Albemarle, SQM slide before the bell

Lithium price slips again in China as Albemarle, SQM slide before the bell

Battery-grade lithium carbonate — the refined chemical essential for lithium-ion batteries — kept sliding in China Monday. The Shanghai Metals Market index dropped to 154,434 yuan per metric ton, according to SMM. Prices for battery-grade material ranged between 145,000 and 166,000 yuan a ton, while industrial-grade traded slightly lower at 142,000 to 162,000 yuan, SMM noted. China’s top lithium carbonate futures contract wavered sharply in a 132,400-152,800 yuan band as upstream sellers stayed cautious and downstream buyers probed for cheaper deals.
Rare Metals Stocks Today: MP Materials, USA Rare Earth, Energy Fuels in Focus at Noon ET as China Streamlines Rare Earth Export Licences (Dec. 18, 2025)

Rare Metals Stocks Today: MP Materials, USA Rare Earth, Energy Fuels in Focus at Noon ET as China Streamlines Rare Earth Export Licences (Dec. 18, 2025)

NEW YORK — Dec. 18, 2025 — Rare metals and critical-minerals stocks are trading mixed at midday on U.S. exchanges, as investors weigh a fresh geopolitical signal from Beijing against a growing U.S. policy push to localize strategic supply chains.
Dow Soars to Record as Fed Cut Fever Grips Wall Street – Nasdaq Sags on Tech Slide – US Stock Market Today

Dow Soars to Record as Fed Cut Fever Grips Wall Street – Nasdaq Sags on Tech Slide – US Stock Market Today

U.S. stocks extended their autumn rally on Friday as investors doubled down on hopes that the Federal Reserve’s rate-hiking cycle is finally reversing course. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped nearly three-quarters of a percent to finish above 46,800 – its first-ever close above the 46,000 mark – and the S&P 500 notched a modest gain to end at 6,727, also a record high close reuters.com. In fact, both the Dow and S&P set all-time intraday highs during the session investopedia.com, capping what has been a stellar week. This strength came despite a notable divergence: the Nasdaq Composite, which had been climbing in the morning, flipped into the red by the closing bell, down about 0.2% reuters.com.
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