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Copper $ 5.5655 / lb 1.17%

Brent Crude Oil $ 62.49 / bbl 0.81%

Palladium $ 1963.25 / ozt 5.49%

Crude Oil $ 58.49 / bbl 0.93%

Natural Gas $ 4.412 / Btu 10.58%

Silver Futures $ 71.555 / ozt 3.58%

Aluminum Futures $ 2959.5 / ton 0.22%

Micro Gold Futures $ 4519.8 / ozt 0.87%

Micro Silver Futures $ 71.555 / ozt 3.55%

Platinum $ 2308.85 / ozt 7.49%

Gold Futures $ 4519.7 / ozt 0.85%

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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

Eight workers evacuated, but contact with two was lost. After seven hours, teams found the missing miners dead.

Reuters | December 23, 2025 | 3:11 am

Japan Oct rolled copper output down 11.5 pct yr/yr