U.S. chipmaker stocks surged for second straight session, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor index up 1.4 percent and heading for its strongest two - day performance since July. (cnbc.com)
It was the second straight session of sharp gains for nickel, adding to Wednesday's 7.5 - percent spike, spurred by worries over tighter global supply for a commodity already in deficit. (cnbc.com)
On the LME, copper closed up 0.1 per cent at $ US6827 a tonne, after touching a one - week high of $ US6792 and marking the second straight session of gains. (afr.com)