SHFE nonferrous metals rose for the most part on Tuesday June 1 as investors reacted to the release of a private survey on Chinese manufacturing activity in May. SHANGHAI, Jun 1 (SMM) – SHFE nonferrous metals rose for the most part on Tuesday June 1 as investors reacted to the release of a private survey on Chinese manufacturing activity in May. Nickel, the best performer, rose 2.07%, copper advanced 0.57%, aluminium went up 0.29% and zinc gained 0.72%, while lead fell 0.9% and tin dropped 1.26%. A total of 84 vessels carrying 12.67 million mt of iron ore arrived at major Chinese ports during May 23-29, SMM estimates. This was up 190,000 mt from the previous week, and down 2.29 million mt from the same period last year.