BASE METAL WRAP: Copper rose, capping
the biggest quarterly advance since September, as gains in the housing market
signaled higher demand in the U.S., the world’s second-largest consumer.
ENERGY WRAP: West Texas
Intermediate traded near the lowest price in more than two weeks amid
speculation that escalating violence in Iraq won’t disrupt supply from OPEC’s
second-biggest oil producer. Brent was steady in London.
PRECIOUS METAL WRAP: Gold traded near the
highest level since March after assets in the SPDR Gold Trust increased and
investors...