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Copper, aluminum and nickel in one industrial metals dashboard

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HG

Copper futures-style reference

USD/lb
$632.30
-1.18%

Industrial metal quote with daily or intraday futures-style fallback. Copper quote normalized to USD per pound

Source: Source: Quote: Stooq Quote · HG.F · History: FRED · PCOPPUSDM · As of 2026-05-27T17:32:00.000Z

Copper was below the prior validated observation by -1.18%, a sharper downward move in the stored series. 12 headline(s) matched the page date 2026-05-27. They are shown as supporting context only, not proof of causality. Recent headlines: RSS: China’s next export shock walks on two legs — and costs less than a used car | RSS: Investors betting the Iran war is ending are buying up travel stocks

ALI

Aluminum industrial reference

USD/mt
$3,689
+1.40%

Industrial metal reference; fallback can be monthly PPI-style data. Metric-ton aluminum benchmark

Source: Source: Quote: Stooq Quote · AL.F · History: FRED · WPU09220131 · As of 2026-05-26T21:00:00.000Z

Aluminum was above the prior validated observation by +1.40%, a stronger upward move in the stored series. No same-day headlines were available for 2026-05-26, so this page does not infer a catalyst from later coverage. Recent headlines: RSS: Here’s how to find out if you’re one of millions of Americans who can claim t… | RSS: The death of Nascar driver Kyle Busch is renewing the debate around indexed universal life…

NI

Nickel industrial reference

USD/mt
$763.60
+0.49%

Industrial metal reference; fallback can be monthly PPI-style data. Metric-ton nickel benchmark

Source: Source: Quote: Stooq Quote · NI.F · As of 2026-05-26T21:00:00.000Z

Nickel was above the prior validated observation by +0.49%, a modest upward move in the stored series. No same-day headlines were available for 2026-05-26, so this page does not infer a catalyst from later coverage. Recent headlines: RSS: China’s next export shock walks on two legs — and costs less than a used car | RSS: Investors betting the Iran war is ending are buying up travel stocks

Copper / aluminum ratio
0.17

A cross-unit base-metals ratio; preserve unit notes when citing.

Copper / nickel ratio
0.83

A relative-value ratio across copper and nickel industrial references.

Available compare pages
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Scoped comparisons are generated from the vertical config and commodity registry.

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