LME copper closes up $60 at $14,408/tonne; cobalt falls $1,110

The split is the story: base metals closed broadly firmer, with tin and nickel leading, while cobalt's sharp drop leaves it the clear laggard on the board. That divergence matters for anyone tracking battery-metals exposure versus industrial-metal demand, since the two are usually discussed as one complex. Copper's gain is modest in the context of the session, so the broader tone reads as steady rather than directional. Whether cobalt's weakness is an isolated move or the start of a wider battery-metals repricing is the open question.