The base metals were mixed again on Thursday. Copper sank during the pre-dawn hours and fought its way back during the New York session though it fell short of positive territory at $3.6068/lb., down more than a penny and a third.
The base metals were mixed on Friday. Copper pushed above the $4 level in the pre-dawn hours, but once again was unable to hold there, as it fell sharply through the first hour of the New York session, but then came off its lows to finish at $3.9512/lb., down less than 2 cents.
Gold pushed higher in the far East and London, but slacked off at the open of the New York session on Tuesday, falling in the first hour, then trading sideways for the rest of the day, and finishing at $928.00/oz., up $3.30. Overnight, gold has been pushing higher.