Copper, coal prices hit records, nickel jumps 30% overnight after wild week of trading
Copper scales $5 for the first time ever, metallurgical and thermal coal hit record highs and nickel jumps more than 20% in a day.
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Meanwhile, nickel and other metals surged as Western sanctions against Russia disrupted supply from the major producer.
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