China bug busters cool-down draws bulls to non-ferrous base metal markets

17.05.2022

Prices of industrial metals rose on Monday as top consumer China's plans to ease COVID restrictions raised expectations of a demand revival, but the damage to growth from the lockdowns limited gains.

Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 0.7% at $9,221 a tonne at 0949 GMT, while aluminium rose...