The commodity markets experienced all-round selling globally as well as in India on Monday on reports of the African Union's proposed ceasefire plan having been agreed to by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
The metals segment saw huge selling in the afternoon session on Monday. Most metals and precious metals were up in the morning but soon after the news of cease fire, they declined.
Copper prices, which saw high level of $9,944 a tonne in the morning trade fell to $9,813 a tonne by afternoon. Similarly, aluminium fell to $2,685 a tonne from $2,720, nickel fell from $27,950 to $27,500 while lead lost $46 from morning high of $2,940. A similar trend was observed in domestic commodity exchanges where all metals' prices fell by one-two per cent.
There is another issue which could affect commodities. "There is a squabbling between Democrats and Republicans over the US Budget. There are threats the US government could shut down next week if an agreement between the two parties is not reached. The US government is expected to clarify this issues tonight.
SILVER AT RECORD HIGHS ; GOLD AT RECORD LOW
Silver continued its sixth session runaway rally to create another record peak at the bullion market here on Monday on sustained speculative buildup on the back of surging international prices. Gold traded a tad lower from its Saturday's record level owing to subdued buying interest by investors and jewellers at existing levels.
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