Industrial metal's record deficit

Six main industrial metals - copper, aluminum, nickel, zinc, lead and tin - had deficits in the first half of the year, according to figures from the World Bureau of Metal Statistics. The London Metal Exchange's LMEX Index, which tracks their performance in a single gauge, has risen 9.5 per cent so far in 2016, rebounding after three years of losses. Zinc has led advances with a rally of more than 40 per cent, while copper and lead lagged far behind. A look at the movements: