From Commodityonline.com: Stock makets are already witnessing dwindling volumes ahead of Christamas. Most commodities have weakened ahead of New Year with gold prices falling 2% for the week while Crude oil price also fell apart from agri-softs. China’s monetary tightening measures and rising consumer confidence in USA pulled the markets in opposite directions.
Base metals led by copper saw a bull run on supply concerns and higher China import data……………………………………….Full Article: Source