Zinc, which is used to galvanise steel, has emerged as the best-performing metal this year as supply cuts spur a recovery in sentiment.
Prices for the metal rose past $2,000 a tonne on Thursday, their highest level in almost 10 months. This defies a slump in commodities from copper to iron ore and nickel, which have continued to fall over the past month amid concerns about growth in China.
The zinc market has benefited from action taken by mining company Glencore last year to cut production by a third, as well as the planned closures of two large zinc mines in Australia and Ireland.
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