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Copper $ 5.6358 / lb 2.72%

Brent Crude Oil $ 104.4 / bbl -4.21%

Palladium $ 1496.5 / ozt 5.39%

Crude Oil $ 101.85 / bbl -3.06%

Natural Gas $ 2.89 / Btu 0.10%

Silver Futures $ 75.495 / ozt 7.47%

Aluminum Futures $ 3314.25 / ton -1.21%

Micro Gold Futures $ 4713.1 / ozt 3.80%

Micro Silver Futures $ 75.48 / ozt 7.54%

Platinum $ 1973.85 / ozt 4.22%

Gold Futures $ 4713.3 / ozt 3.84%

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The fact that tin matched aluminum's first-quarter performance tells you that the metals bulls are still lurking in the wings, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | April 2, 2026 | 10:10 am

Copper producers CMOC and Zijin are teaming up with state-owned CCECC to upgrade the 1,860-km rail line that runs to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.

Bloomberg News | April 2, 2026 | 8:27 am

A legal dispute in Portugal could determine the future of its Lagoa Salgada copper-zinc project.

Colin McClelland | April 2, 2026 | 7:31 am

Dealers quoted discounts of up to $8 an ounce and premiums of $2 an ounce over official domestic prices this week.

Reuters | April 2, 2026 | 7:27 am

Rough diamond demand growth to hit record this year