The base metals were all in the red again on Friday. Copper dropped in the pre-dawn hours and, though it rallied through the New York session, never got back to even, finishing at $3.4242/lb., down more than 5 cents.

The base metals were all in the red on Tuesday. Copper was off sharply in the pre-dawn hours, rallied during New York morning trading, but then faded again to finish at $3.4691/lb., down 9 2/3 cents.

The base metals were mostly higher on Monday. Copper moved higher, finishing at $3.5657/lb., up nearly 5 cents from Friday. Nickel also gained, closing at $9.526/lb., up 15 cents. Zinc traded spottily, ending little changed at $0.819/lb. up three-quarters of a cent.

The base metals were mixed on Wednesday. Copper rose until just before the noon hour, cresting above $3.51, then hit a sudden vicious selloff that plunged it into negative territory, finishing at $3.4293/lb., down nearly 4½ cents.

The base metals were mixed on Monday. Copper peaked during the pre-dawn hours, then moved steadily lower, with a small, late morning rally taking it off its lows and returning it to near break-even, with a finish at $3.3693/lb., down a quarter of a cent.

The base metals were mostly higher on Wednesday. Copper moved steadily higher in the pre-dawn hours, really spiked in the first hour of New York trading, then held its gains through the day to finish near its intraday high at $3.3973/lb., up 13 1/3 cents.

It was a good day for the base metals Thursday as copper, nickel, aluminum, and lead all rose, leaving zinc as the sole loser on the day. Copper traded flat early but rose during a pre-dawn rally to finish at $3.5354/lb., up more than 3 cents.

The base metals were mixed on Friday. Copper was flat until the late morning, then shot upward, peaking around noon before flattening out after that to finish at $3.6656/lb., up 5 cents.

The base metals were mostly in the red on Thursday. Copper declined from the pre-dawn hours through to mid-morning, then rallied to finish at $3.6157/lb., down just more than 2 1/3 cents. Nickel prolonged its recent resurgence, rising steadily to push back over the $11 mark, closing at $11.0873/lb., up 61 cents.

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