The most-traded GFEX (Guangzhou Futures Exchange) lithium carbonate contract recorded a soft week in the session ending April 3, with the settlement price showing a weekly contraction of 3.51% as of Friday April 3 against the previous Friday, data showed. On the news front, there was rumor circulating on the market that Zimbabwe has decided to relax its lithium export ban, which, was denied by the Zimbabwean cabinet as they reaffirmed its decision to maintain the ban on raw ore exports. The disruptions on the supply side kept lithium prices volatile last week overall.