IEA CHIEF BIROL: SINGLE BIGGEST SOLUTION TO THE CURRENT PROBLEMS IS TO REOPEN STRAIT OF HORMUZ

China saw its largest weekly drop in copper inventories this year, with refined stocks falling 78,700 tons to 486,200 tons, according to Mysteel Global. The decline comes as copper prices dropped about 12% on the London Metal Exchange amid the Middle East conflict, spurring domestic fabricators to increase purchases. Zhejiang Hailiang Co. has tripled daily buying, with processing fees for copper rods rising due to higher order volumes.

挪威天然气运输管理公司Gassco：将计划于3月23日至24日进行的天然气供应中断规模从500万立方米上调至960万立方米。