Copper Rises 1.93% in International Night Session; Shanghai Base Metals Climb

This is a broad-based move across the base metals complex rather than a copper-specific story, with Shanghai lead and zinc posting the largest gains alongside copper while aluminum lagged. The synchronized strength across copper, zinc, lead, nickel, tin and stainless steel suggests macro-driven buying rather than any single supply or demand catalyst. Whether the complex can hold these gains once the night session's momentum fades is the open question, and aluminum's underperformance relative to its peers is worth noting.