Lead fell to 2,012.38 USD/T on May 27, 2026, down 0.44% from the previous day. Over the past month, Lead's price has risen 2.72%, and is up 1.23% 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 27 of 2026.

Lead is expected to trade at 2027.01 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 2097.56 in 12 months time.



Price Day Month Year Date
Coal 132.60 0.55 0.42% 0.26% 31.42% May/26
Bitumen 4,293.00 -26.00 -0.60% -2.05% 23.33% May/27
Cobalt 56,290.00 0 0% 0% 67.03% May/26
Lead 2,011.13 -10.15 -0.50% 2.66% 1.17% May/27
Aluminum 3,632.60 -45.95 -1.25% 2.63% 47.04% May/27
Tin 54,746.00 572 1.06% 10.97% 67.99% May/26
Zinc 3,535.63 0.38 0.01% 4.88% 31.50% May/27
Nickel 18,947.88 -62 -0.33% -2.48% 25.52% May/27
Molybdenum 592.50 0 0% 3.04% 25.66% May/27
Palladium 1,389.50 1.50 0.11% -5.48% 44.59% May/27
Gallium 2,200.00 0 0% 6.02% 27.54% May/27
Germanium 20,250.00 0 0% 14.08% 35.00% May/27
Manganese 33.25 0 0% -2.35% 10.65% May/27
Indium 4,750.00 0 0% 9.20% 90.38% May/27
Soda Ash 1,196.00 0 0% -2.13% -13.71% May/27
Neodymium 940,000.00 10000 1.08% -8.29% 74.88% May/27
Tellurium 810.00 0 0% 3.51% 9.46% May/27
Rhodium 9,200.00 -100 -1.08% -8.00% 69.59% May/27


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
2012.38 2021.28 3989.00 357.00 1993 - 2026 USD/MT Daily

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Lead Hits 12-week High
Lead increased to 1999.00 USD/T, the highest since February 2026. Over the past 4 weeks, Lead gained 3.71%, and in the last 12 months, it increased 0.39%.
2026-05-12
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%.
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