The nickel market had reached its tightest since 2007 earlier this week after a plunge in exchange stockpiles.

Like many other countries, including the US and Canada, China doesn’t always require companies to report when they release methane.

Iron ore led gains among industrial metals as China vows to use more monetary policy tools to spur the economy.

The Chinese central bank cut its policy interest rate for the first time in almost two years, signaling the beginning of an easing cycle.

Around 50 steelmakers have announced maintenance plans near the coming Lunar New Year holidays.

The turmoil is the latest example of acute supply stress in global metals markets, and represents the third time in 12 months that the LME has stepped in to increase monitoring.

The nation now has sufficient fuel supply to meet “reasonable domestic demand,” the county’s top economic planning agency said.

Lithium prices are set to surge again in the June half, spurred by a jump in China's production of electric vehicle batteries.