LME zinc hit its strongest level since mid-2022 as warehouse stocks shrank. Nexa Resources closed 9.45% higher, Buenaventura 3.83%, with Peru, Bolivia and Mexic

Zinc proxies Nexa and Buenaventura moved as supply tightening and low inventories supported prices near multi-year highs on Thursday, August 20, 2026.

LME zinc hit its strongest level since mid-2022 as warehouse stocks shrank. Nexa Resources closed 9.45% higher, Buenaventura 3.83%, with Peru, Bolivia and Mexic

LME cash zinc settled at US$4,107 a tonne on August 26, 2026, a US$174 premium over three-month metal. Nexa fell 1.52%; Buenaventura rose 0.67%.