LME copper falls $121 to $14,356/ton; tin drops $1,020

The split session matters more than the headline decline: copper, tin and nickel slipped while aluminum, zinc and lead edged higher, suggesting the selling is metal-specific rather than a broad risk-off move across the complex. Tin's outsized drop stands out relative to its smaller absolute moves elsewhere, which points to positioning or demand concerns concentrated in that market. Whether this divergence persists, or whether base metals converge again in the next session, is the open question worth watching.