Producers of metals and other raw materials rose slightly as the dollar strengthened against rivals because of global recession fears.

China acknowledged its first deaths related to Covid-19 in about six months and about 26,000 locally transmitted new daily cases for Sunday.

Grain processing giant Cargill said Chief Operating Officer Brian Sikes would take the reins as chief executive in 2023.

Endeavor Mining rose after a gold discovery at one of the miner's greenfield sites in West Africa.

Chinese nickel producer Lygend Resources & Technology plans to raise as much as $593 million in a Hong Kong initial public offering.

Ethnic tensions in the Democratic Republic of Congo have triggered more warfare as militias fight for control of mineral riches in the east of the nation.


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