SHFE copper futures climb, aluminum, nickel slip on week

Prices of major futures contracts for key non-ferrous metals on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) – namely copper, aluminum, and nickel – moved in different directions during the April 3-10 week, with copper futures posting notable gains.

By the close of Friday's daytime session, the most-traded May copper contract had risen by 2.3% from a week ago to end at Yuan 98,440/tonne ($14,409.5/t). In contrast, the most widely-held aluminum contract for June delivery edged down by 0.2% on week to Yuan 24,670/t, while the most-traded May