nickel looks set to remain a tight market with the flow of metal into China transferring the tightness from Shanghai to London, writes Andy Home.

China's commodities market had been volatile this year amid the uneven global economic recovery, easing liquidity and speculation.

"Impact from changes to the supply side on steel products prices is weakening," SinoSteel Futures wrote in a note.

Higher coal prices will likely mean steeper electricity costs for industrial customers.

Tin prices have nearly doubled from a year ago and are on course for their biggest annual rise in over 30 years.

Aluminum traders didn't used to think much about the weather in pricing the market but in a green hydro-rich world that may change, writes Andy Home.

An attack on November 24 against an artisanal gold mine in Ituri province left four people dead, including two Chinese nationals.

The European Union drug regulator said on Tuesday existing covid-19 vaccines would provide protection against omicron, calming markets.