LME copper closes down $130 at $14,618/t; nickel, tin also fall

A broad-based decline across the LME base metals complex, rather than a copper-specific move, points to macro-driven selling or a stronger dollar rather than any single supply or demand shock. Copper's pullback is notable given how central it has become to electrification and grid narratives, but one session's drop says little on its own. Cobalt holding flat while every other contract fell is the detail worth watching, since it suggests the weakness is not uniform across the battery-metals chain. Whether the selling broadens further or reverses is the open question.