The base metals were all in the red once again on Tuesday. Copper fell in the pre-dawn hours and, though it rallied through the New York session, never got back to even, finishing at $3.3221/lb., down 10¼ cents from Friday. Nickel fell during non-domestic trading Monday, then continued downward yesterday before moving up from the late pre-dawn hours through the New York day, finally closing at $8.793/lb., down a bit less than 37 cents.