Last Friday (the 14th), international crude oil prices rose, while precious metal prices fell sharply, with silver prices dropping by nearly 3.4%.

　　West Texas Intermediate (WTI) closed at $59.80 per barrel, up 2.17%. Brent crude oil closed at $64.23 per barrel, up 1.77%.

　　Uranium (U3O8) closed at $77.20 per pound, down 0.71%.

　　Iron ore powder with a 62% iron content closed at $103.60 per ton, down 0.09%. Iron ore powder with a 58% iron content closed at $90.65 per ton, down 0.13%.

　　Copper futures on the London Metal Exchange (LME) closed at $10,835.00 per ton, down 0.19%. Aluminum closed at $2,856.50 per ton, down 0.66%. Lead closed at $2,064.00 per ton, down 0.53%. Zinc closed at $3,013.00 per ton, down 0.90%. Nickel closed at $14,875.00 per ton, down 0.50%. Tin closed at $36,740.00 per ton, down 0.72%.

　　On the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold closed at $4,083.6 per ounce, down 2.09%. Silver stood at $50.54 per ounce, down 3.37%. Platinum was at $1,544.8 per ounce, down 2.20%. Palladium was at $1,406.0 per ounce, down 2.67%.