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Copper $ 5.8395 / lb 2.81%

Brent Crude Oil $ 60.64 / bbl -2.74%

Palladium $ 2023.3 / ozt 9.99%

Crude Oil $ 56.74 / bbl -2.76%

Natural Gas $ 3.877 / Btu 3.86%

Silver Futures $ 79.675 / ozt 9.56%

Aluminum Futures $ 2964.5 / ton -0.20%

Micro Gold Futures $ 4585.7 / ozt 1.51%

Micro Silver Futures $ 79.675 / ozt 10.17%

Platinum $ 2471.4 / ozt 7.77%

Gold Futures $ 4552.7 / ozt 0.65%

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Copper jumped by more than 5% to the highest level since the short squeeze in July.

Frik Els | December 26, 2025 | 12:18 pm

The country's economic planner will tighten oversight of copper and alumina projects from 2026 to 2030 to curb irrational investment.

Reuters | December 26, 2025 | 4:10 am

Copper is on course for its biggest annual gain since 2009 and articles about the metal were read more than 2.5 million times this year.

MINING.COM Editor | December 24, 2025 | 12:20 pm

All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures.

Bloomberg News | December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am

China bulls drag iron ore price past $130