Producers of metals, grains and other raw materials rose amid optimism about a potential second round of U.S.-Iranian peace talks.
Copper futures neared two-month highs as optimism over a second round of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran lifts sentiment.
Chilean copper miner Antofagasta said first-quarter copper production fell, but that it hasn't experienced any supply disruptions despite higher energy prices.
Gold and silver futures held on to the bulk of their recent gains as the U.S. dollar continued to retreat from a peak earlier in the Iran war.
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