Favourable financing conditions were crucial to put the economic recovery on a self-sustaining trajectory, European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde told European parliament yesterday.
Copper closed up more than 1.3% on the London Metal Exchange to US$8,157.75 per tonne.
Gold was worth almost $1,838 an ounce on the spot market.
Silver remains above $27/oz, about $3 shy of last week's eight-year high caused by the GameStop-inspired retail investor frenzy.
Copper major Freeport-McMoRan closed down 0.3% in New York, within 50c of a one-year high.
Barrick Gold closed down a similar amount in Toronto.
In South Africa, AngloGold Ashanti rose just 0.12% despite its forecast of annual earnings to almost triple.
In London, Glencore closed down 0.47% and finally in Australia, BHP was up almost 1% in morning trade.
