COPPER

Copper slid on Wednesday, extending its deepest monthly drop in almost a year in April, due to concerns over growth in top metal consumer China and in the United States after data suggested the world’s two biggest economies remain fragile.

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BRENT CRUDE

Brent, which fell more than 2 percent on Wednesday, edged up 11 cents to $100.06 a barrel by 0233 GMT on Thursday after hitting a low of $99.51 — just shy of the prior session’s trough of $98.76.

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SPOT GOLD

Spot gold fell $1.18 an ounce to $1,455.56 by 0035 GMT, having shed more than 1 percent in the previous session — its biggest daily drop since the bullion’s historic decline in mid-April. It hit a low of $1,439.74 on Wednesday, the weakest since April 25.

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ASIAN STOCK

Southeast Asian stock markets closed mostly higher on Monday, with the Philippines scaling a fresh peak as strong earnings lifted shopping mall developer SM Prime Holdings Inc. Thai index was bolstered by robust fourth-quarter economic numbers.

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U.S. STOCK

U.S. financial markets were closed on Monday for a public holiday.

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DOLLAR

Dollar/yen failure to clear 33-month high points to solid resistance

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EURO

The euro stood at $1.3343, little changed from late European levels and a tad above a three-week low of $1.3306 hit last Friday.

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U.S. TREASURY

U.S. financial markets were closed on Monday for a public holiday.

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