METALS-Shanghai zinc has worst day since Dec after LME stocks surge
March 06, 2018 at 02:40 AM EST
(Updates prices) BEIJING, March 6 (Reuters) - Shanghai zinc futures fell more than 2 percent on Tuesday, their steepest drop in three months, tracking a decline in prices on the London Metal Exchange after LME warehouse inventories climbed. The metal, used to galvanise steel, is also coming under pressure after President Donald Trump said the United States would impose a tariff of 25 percent on steel imports. A number of countries, including China and Canada, have criticised the mo