Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:07:00 GMT
Zinc rallied despite bloated global inventories
Industrial metals gained as risk sentiment improved after the BoJ eased its monetary policy. Moreover, Spanish economy contracted slightly less than expected, thus lending support for the base metals. Adding to a jump in base metals prices, US home prices rose slightly in August.Aluminum rose after the International Aluminum Institute announced that global aluminum inventories slumped by 63,000 in September.Copper