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Supply worries drive aluminium to highest level in more than four years
Aluminium prices hit their highest in more than four years on Tuesday, as rising prices for the feedstock alumina added to persistent concerns about a tightening market amid reduced supply from Gulf producers. Three-month aluminium on the London Metal Exchange rose 0.8% to $3,680in official open-outcry trading after hitting $3,707.5, the highest since March 24, 2022. The metal's record high of $4,073.5 was on March 7, 2022, when markets were grappling with the immediate fallout of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Providing support to aluminium on Tuesday was a 5% rise in September alumina futures on the ... (full story)