Lead rose to 1,983.75 USD/T on May 7, 2026, up 0.26% from the previous day. Over the past month, Lead's price has risen 1.91%, and is up 1.59% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity.

Historically, Lead reached an all time high of 3989 in October of 2007. Lead - data, forecasts, historical chart - was last updated on May 7 of 2026.

Lead is expected to trade at 1970.18 USD/MT by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate it to trade at 2036.82 in 12 months time.



Price Day Month Year Date
Coal 132.05 -2.35 -1.75% -4.66% 33.72% May/06
Bitumen 4,219.00 -46.00 -1.08% 3.20% 25.42% May/07
Cobalt 56,290.00 0 0% 0% 67.03% May/06
Lead 1,984.50 5.90 0.30% 1.95% 1.63% May/07
Aluminum 3,486.70 -39.30 -1.11% 0.25% 44.75% May/07
Tin 53,808.00 4087 8.22% 17.08% 70.08% May/06
Zinc 3,430.80 21.35 0.63% 4.18% 30.55% May/07
Nickel 19,010.75 -189 -0.99% 10.18% 22.06% May/07
Molybdenum 585.00 0 0% 7.34% 28.15% May/07
Palladium 1,568.50 16.00 1.03% -2.06% 61.12% May/07
Gallium 2,075.00 0 0% -2.35% 16.90% May/07
Germanium 18,750.00 0 0% 15.38% 22.55% May/07
Manganese 34.05 0 0% -7.85% 12.56% May/07
Indium 4,350.00 0 0% 2.35% 66.03% May/07
Soda Ash 1,222.00 0 0% 0.83% -11.96% May/06
Neodymium 1,045,000.00 0 0% 3.98% 99.81% May/07
Tellurium 782.50 0 0% 0.32% 5.74% May/07
Rhodium 9,950.00 0 0% -2.45% 85.12% May/07


Lead
Lead is a soft, malleable, ductile, bluish-white, dense metallic element, extracted from galena and found in ore with zinc, silver and copper. 80 percent of modern lead usage is in the production of batteries. Lead is also often used to line tanks that store corrosive liquids and as a shield against X and gamma-ray radiation. The biggest producers of lead are Australia, China and USA, followed by Peru, Canada, Mexico, Sweden, Morocco, South Africa and North Korea. Lead Futures are available for trading in The London Metal Exchange (LME). The standard contact has a size of 25 tonnes.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1983.75 1978.60 3989.00 357.00 1993 - 2026 USD/MT Daily

News Stream
Lead Hits 7-week High
Lead increased to 1992.00 USD/T, the highest since February 2026. Over the past 4 weeks, Lead gained 5.1%, and in the last 12 months, it increased 3.62%.
2026-04-21
Lead Hits 4-week High
Lead increased to 1949.00 USD/T, the highest since March 2026. Over the past 4 weeks, Lead gained 0.95%, and in the last 12 months, it increased 4.18%.
2026-04-07
Lead Hits 49-week Low
Lead decreased to 1884.00 USD/T, the lowest since April 2025. Over the past 4 weeks, Lead lost 4.27%, and in the last 12 months, it decreased 8.38%.
2026-03-19