Aluminum prices rose on Thursday, And hit nearly a 13-year peak, as the US dollar fell against most currencies, amid lingering geopolitical tensions in Guinea.
Aluminum futures gained 90% during the past 3 months, thanks to the global economic recovery from the pandemic, in addition to a drop in China's supply.
Aluminum also drew support after news that an army unit in Guinea had seized power, dissolved the government, constitution, and arrested President Alpha Condé.
The dollar index fell against a basket of major currencies by 0.2% to 92.5 points as of 13:38 GMT, after hitting a high of 92.7 points and a low of 92.4 points.
Aluminum 3-month futures in the London Metal Exchange rose by 1.5% to $2,838 per ton as of 13:29 GMT.
Oil prices rose on Thursday, after the release of preliminary data on US crude inventories that showed a drop for the seventh week, ahead of the EIA's weekly report.
US crude rose 0.3% to $69.53 a barrel, after opening at $69.33, and hit a low of $69.01, and Brent crude rose 0.5% to $72.92 a barrel, after opening at $72.54, and hit a low of $72.38.
The US crude gained 1.5%, and Brent crude rose 1.6%, due to growing concerns about the delay in US supply to pre-Hurricane Ida levels.
The American Petroleum Institute reported in preliminary data that the US crude inventories fell 2.9 million barrels during the week ending September 3, while analysts forecast a drop by 7.4 million barrels.
The total US commercial inventories fell to 430 million barrels, which is the lowest level since the week ending January 3, 2020, in a positive sign of the US domestic demand.
The US gasoline stocks fell 6.4 million barrels, and the distillate stocks fell 3.7 million barrels.
The US Energy Information Administration's official data will be released later today, amid forecasts for inventories to drop by 5.9 million barrels.
Oil prices continued to rise as the US market opened on Thursday, and hit a 1-week high after the release of preliminary data on US crude inventories that showed a drop for the seventh week, ahead of the EIA's weekly report.
US crude rose 0.8% to a 1-week high $69.86 a barrel, after opening at $69.33, and hit a low of $69.01, and Brent crude rose 0.9% to $73.18 a barrel, after opening at $72.54, and hit a low of $72.38.
The US crude gained 1.5%, and Brent crude rose 1.6%, due to growing concerns about the delay in US supply to pre-Hurricane Ida levels.
The American Petroleum Institute reported in preliminary data that the US crude inventories fell 2.9 million barrels during the week ending September 3, while analysts forecast a drop by 7.4 million barrels.
The total US commercial inventories fell to 430 million barrels, which is the lowest level since the week ending January 3, 2020, in a positive sign of the US domestic demand.
The US gasoline stocks fell 6.4 million barrels, and the distillate stocks fell 3.7 million barrels.
The US Energy Information Administration's official data will be released later today, amid forecasts for inventories to drop by 5.9 million barrels.
While the US output rose 100,000 barrels last week, with the total at the highest level since May 2020 of 11.5 million barrels per day, marking the US place as the world's largest oil producer.
At 12:30 GMT, the US Department of Labor showed that the unemployment claims were at 310K during the week ending in September 3, the lowest reading since March 2020, better than forecasts of 343K, and better than the previous reading of 345K. This data is positive for the US dollar.