The prices of most industrial metals rose strongly for much of March, but eased back towards the end of the month and in early April. Indeed, a weaker US dollar (on lower market expectations for US interest rates) and a more general upturn in investor sentiment towards riskier assets explained the earlier strength, rather than underlying demand-supply fundamentals.
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