| Aluminium slipped while some other base metals eked out modest gains on Thursday after diverging signals about global growth from China and the United States. Zinc sunk to a near six-month low before rebounding and closing firmer while aluminium touched an eight-week low.
The Chinese economy faces downward pressure next year, state media cited the government as saying after its Central Economic Work Conference. "I think the macro outlook is dire in a general sense, so that's why I think we're drifting lower," said trader Tom Laverman at ING Bank in Amsterdam...............................................Full Article: Source
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