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Copper $ 5.6365 / lb 1.32%

Brent Crude Oil $ 62.47 / bbl 0.06%

Palladium $ 1945 / ozt -1.49%

Crude Oil $ 58.55 / bbl 0.14%

Natural Gas $ 3.869 / Btu -0.64%

Silver Futures $ 72.055 / ozt 0.52%

Aluminum Futures $ 2978.75 / ton 0.28%

Micro Gold Futures $ 4515.8 / ozt -0.04%

Micro Silver Futures $ 72.045 / ozt 0.54%

Platinum $ 2318.9 / ozt 0.03%

Gold Futures $ 4515.4 / ozt -0.03%

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A newly launched port-side spot price index should become a core pricing reference for the market, the China Iron and Steel Association said.

Bloomberg News | December 23, 2025 | 9:24 am

Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year.

Reuters | December 23, 2025 | 7:58 am

Copper prices exceed $12,000 a tonne for the first time on record due to mine disruptions and tariffs, despite weak demand in China.

Staff Writer | December 23, 2025 | 5:39 am

A government-backed trial will lift mineral-rich seabed mud to the surface as Tokyo seeks secure supplies beyond China.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 23, 2025 | 3:53 am

China builds first 200-million-ton coal base