Market Pulse - Commodities
Commodities: Crude eases as traders look to looming rig-count data
Crude futures have eased on Friday as traders look to rig-count data out tonight, ahead of the Presidents Day long weekend in the US.
Thor Mining completes sale of Australian gold project
Thor Mining has completed the sale of its Australian gold project to miner PC Gold in order to start drill programmes at other projects.
Thor Mining nears sale completion of Australian gold project
Thor Mining is one payment away from completing the sale of its Australian gold project to PC Gold as it begins conducting drilling programmes at other projects.
Commodities: Gold higher as investors ponder longevity of equities run-up
Gold is trading higher on Thursday, with both classes of crude oil also up, as investors like the safe-haven yellow metal amid nascent jitters on how long the global equities run-up can last.
Commodities: Crude rises despite higher inventories as US inflation beats forecasts
Crude futures reversed earlier softness to up up late on Wednesday afternoon as the markets welcome a string of US economic news, shrugging off confirmation of higher-than-expected oil stores.
Commodities: Gold little moved after Yellen testimony
The price of safe-haven gold was little moved after US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen testified for the Senate banking committee on Tuesday.
China January CPI gains to prove short-lived, economists say
Consumer prices in China edged past forecasts at the start of the year but some economists cautioned against expecting a sustained pick-up in inflation pressures.
Commodities: Copper flies north amid Chile mine strike as crude falls after OPEC update
Industrial metals flew higher on Monday with copper a stand-out performer thanks in part to a mine strike in Chile, while crude was under pressure after OPEC updated on its output cut.
London open: Miners pace early gains after protesters enter key BHP mine
London miners paced early gains on Monday as news of a worsening strike at the world's largest copper mine sent futures for the red metal sharply higher.
Miners pace gains as copper hits 20-month high
Shares in miners were boosted in early trading on concern that simultaneous disruptions at the world´s two largest copper mines might lead to a sharp reduction in supplies.
Europe close: Strong miners offset weak periphery
European equity markets were mixed on Friday as the Greek debt crisis weighed on investors' minds, although miners were boosted following encouraging Chinese trade figures.
Sector movers: Miners gain on stronger than forecast Chinese trade numbers
Metals and Miners' shares bounded higher at the tail-end of the week amid stronger than expected foreign trade data out of China referencing the month of January, together with sharp gains in the price of some bulk metals.
London close: Stocks finish higher after better-than-expected UK data
London stocks closed the session higher on Friday as investors weighed better-than-expected UK economic data on trade and industrial production.
Commodities: Crude zooms north on OPEC-led 'near-unprecedented' output cuts
Crude-oil futures zoomed north on Friday as traders welcomed International Energy Agency (IEA) figures showing near-unprecedented output cuts taking place across the board.
Faroe Petroleum's production rises while it softens outlook for 2017
Oil and gas explorer Faroe Petroleum production and reserve base increase in 2016 boosted by acquisitions to its Norway portfolio, while it softened its outlook for 2017.
Sector movers: Financials, insurers pace gains as interest rates rise
Interest rate sensitive stocks such as life insurers and banks recovered some of their poise as government bond yields bounced back from their recent lows.
Commodities: Crude shrugs off US inventories rise to soar as gasoline stocks fall
Crude-oil futures soared ahead on Thursday amid overall cautious trade after shrugging off the sell-off it experienced earlier this week on the back of hefty rises in US inventories.
WTI futures gain despite large build in weekly US oil inventories
Weekly oil inventories in the States rocketed during the prior week as imports shot higher, official figures revealed.
Commodities: Crude prices sour after spike in US inventories
Crude-oil futures were firmly on the back foot on Wednesday as the market sold the black liquid in the wake of two data sets that showed surges in US inventories last week, while defensive-asset gold firmed amid ongoing political uncertainty.
WTI futures dip on staggering US oil inventory build
Oil futures slipped on news that US stockpiles rocketed during the previous week.