Copper prices fell as the prospect of a debt default at China property developer fuelled a sell-off across financial markets.

Steel mills in Jiangsu have received instructions to reduce production as part of broader curbs on industrial activity aimed at lowering power usage.

This year, curbs on smelter output and electricity usage in several regions have sharply cut domestic aluminum supply in China.

Technical and battery-grade lithium carbonate prices increased by over 20% in the first half of September.

The Ministry of Ecology and Environment said that it planned to involve 64 regions under key monitoring during winter air pollution campaign.

Coal might be the dirtiest word in climate politics in the run up to the United Nations COP26 summit.

Adamas Intelligence found 4.16 million new units were registered in first half of this year versus 1.99 million units in the first half of 2020.

Mining stocks also slid, with BHP down more than 6% from the previous week, Rio Tinto down 5.3%, and Vale down 7%.