Crude Oil Falls for Third Day; Metals Rise Broadly, SHFE Lead Up Over 2%, SHFE Zinc and Lithium Carbonate Lead Gains; Platinum, Palladium, and SHFE Silver Soar [SMM Midday Commentary]

SHFE Aluminum Futures Edge Lower, Central China Market Prices Rise Amid Trader Reluctance to Sell

High copper prices dampen purchasing, and sluggish trading drags down North China spot premiums [SMM North China Copper Spot]

Crude oil continued to slump heavily, metals broadly rose, LME copper, LME and SHFE lead, and coking coal rose more than 1%, and COMEX and SHFE silver surged over 3% [Overnight Market]

[Japan imposes anti-dumping duties up to 55% on hot-dip galvanized steel from China, South Korea]