Key Facts

The copper-tracking CPER fund settled at US$39.64, a daily gain of 0.20% as the energy transition demand narrative provided a floor.

Southern Copper led the producer rally, its shares jumping 1.75% to settle at US$185.91.

Freeport-McMoRan climbed 1.61%, closing the New York session at US$63.64 per share.

A tighter concentrate market signalled by Chinese smelter floor charges kept the physical supply story supportive for large miners.