Carmaker will invest $52 million to buy a 8% stake in miner Vulcan Energy Resources.

It's an unwelcome development for the exchange after it had to suspend the nickel contract in March, writes Andy Home.

Germany warned that Russia’s moves to slash Europe’s natural gas supplies risked sparking a collapse in energy markets.

European powerhouse Germany is in the middle of one of its biggest energy crises in recent times as Russia reduces gas supply through Nord Stream, the biggest pipeline to the region.

The premium for spot zinc over futures spiked on Thursday to the widest since 1997.

Over 3 tons of gold -- worth about $200 million -- was shipped from Russia to Switzerland in May, almost all of which was marked as being for refining.

The exchange suspended nickel trading on March 8 after prices spiked by more than 50% to hit $100,000 a tonne.

Tesla delivered more than 936,000 EVs worldwide last year, while VW sold some 453,000 fully electric cars.