| Nickel capped its biggest two-day drop in a month, leading declines in industrial metals, as a decline in crude oil dragged down commodities and equities. A gauge of mining-company shares sagged to the lowest since July, paced by Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
Crude fell as much as 3.3 percent as the International Energy Agency said a surplus will last longer than previously thought. Lower energy prices help reduce production costs, deterring miners from trimming output amid ample supply of some metals. Equities also retreated following gains on Monday, which came after Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard damped expectations for an interest-rate increase at next week’s Fed meeting...............................................Full Article: Source
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