Nickel price jumps 30% to 15-year high

Nickel prices jumped 30% to near 15-year highs and aluminum climbed to a record above $4 000/t as fears of major disruptions to supplies due to financial sanctions on Russia fuelled a buying frenzy.

Gold hits 1.5-year high

Gold prices are higher in midday U.S. trading Monday, but well down from their overnight 1.5-year high of $2,007.50.