Silver surges to near 6-month peak on retail frenzy

Silver soared as much as 7.4% to climb a nearly six-month peak on Monday, after social media posts last week called for retail investors to flood into the market and push up prices of the precious metal.

Freeport sees rising copper demand boosting 2021 results

(Reuters) - Freeport McMoRan Inc posted a quarterly profit on Tuesday that narrowly beat analysts’ estimates on rising production and prices for copper and gold, with executives forecasting continued growth for 2021.

Copper price defies pullback predictions

Copper prices held steady on Monday despite expectations that its rapid recovery in recent months will reverse on another virus outbreak in China, lowering business activities around the globe.