COPPER
Copper was stuck in a holding pattern on Tuesday with traders reluctant to take big positions due to a week-long holiday in top consumer China, while brightening economic prospects there and in the United States underpinned prices. 3M copper was little changed at $8,196, after falling more than 1 % in the previous session.
OIL
Brent crude oil futures fell on Monday, with gasoline futures leading losses after last week's blizzard in the U.S. Northeast, one of the world's biggest gasoline markets,is expected to have had little impact on regional fuel supplies. Brent lost 77 cents to settle at $118.13 a barrel,after slipping to $117.54 in early trade. U.S. crude rose$1.31 to $97.03 a barrel.
