Metals prices mixed; gold holds steady

In metals markets on Wednesday, prices for nickel and tin were both lower. Tin dropped 3 percent to $9,700 per tonne, while nickel fell 1.4 percent to $30,950 per tonne on predictions of a supply deficit over the next ten years. Copper, however, added 0.1 percent to $7,650 per tonne and aluminium gained 0.2 percent to $2,715.5 per tonne. Gold remained about the same, trading at $592.80 per troy ounce.