Metals price heat map, Feb 18, 2026

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  • LME Aluminum 3M Select trades $46.25 higher to $3035 at 8:39:34 AM
  • LME Copper 3M Select trades $204 higher to $12824 at 8:39:36 AM
    • (Bloomberg) – Copper rose, trimming losses from earlier in the week, as risk assets including equities advanced in thin holiday trading. The metal added as much as 1.7% in London, tracking a broader gain in global equities. Several Asian nations including China, are on holiday this week to mark the Lunar New Year. Copper has stalled this month as near-record prices threaten to undermine industrial demand in top consumer China. Readily-available inventories of copper in warehouses tracked by the LME rose for the 26th straight day, the longest streak since 2009. Traders are awaiting fresh catalysts for the metal, which could come from a slew of US economic data due this week.
  • CME HRC Steel last traded at $982 and $2 higher at 8:42:12 AM

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Metals price indications table, Feb 18, 2026

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