| Iron ore and industrial metals fell on Tuesday, weighing heavily on debt-laden mining stocks, as analysts said the recent recovery in prices could not be sustained without a pick-up in Chinese demand.
Commodities have rallied sharply since the middle of January when concerns about growth in China, the world’s biggest consumer of raw materials, reached near panic levels. Iron ore, the key ingredient in steelmaking, has risen 31 per cent, while copper has gained 15 per cent and zinc 20 per cent...............................................Full Article: Source
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