GLOBAL ZINC & LEAD WRAP: EU, US zinc premiums edge higher; global lead premiums stable

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Zinc premiums in Europe ticked higher this past week after further hand-to-mouth purchases were heard to have settled at higher levels.Duty-paid premiums for Rotterdam and Antwerp on a free carrier (fca) basis both rose to $135-145 per tonne on Tuesday February 13, compared with $135-140 per tonne a week ago. The range widened on multiple truckloads delivered to Belgium, France and the United Kingdom with premiums in the mid $140s reported."With the high price and backwardation [in London Metal Exchange spreads], buyers only came to us at the last minute," a producer source in Europe told Metal Bulletin, explaining the higher premiums for these deliveries.