LIVE FUTURES REPORT 25/04: SHFE lead gains 1.2% on strong fundamentals, US-China trade optimism Lead prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange outperformed with an increase of 1.2% during morning trading on Thursday April 25 amid optimism over US-China tr ade talks next week and the metal’s solid fundamentals. US Trade Representative Robert Lighth izer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will travel to China on April 30 to resume trade negotiations, according to a statement issued by the White House. This will be followed by a Chinese delegation, led by Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, that will travel to Washington for continued talks starting May 8. The upcoming trade talks have sparked hopes of an imminent trade deal between the United States and China, boosting sentiment across commodities markets, including those for the base metals, on Thursday. The positive sentiment was enough to buoy SHFE base metals prices, with the complex exhibiting broad-based strength. Tin was a