LME tin price falling despite record low stock levels, supply concerns but rebound uncertain

摘要

The dip in tin prices over the past two months reflects technicalfactors and a drop in semiconductor sales but a rebound is hard toenvision despite an largely solid fundamental backdrop.Weakness in the global semiconductor sector has contributed toan 11% drop in the LME three-month tin price since mid-April - thesharpest fall across the base metals.