Over the last couple of months the market has done relatively well and is now pausing to consolidate the gains.

I think we're still in a bull market for commodities and the fact that we are pausing or correcting a bit is healthy.

The market is simply digesting those gains,

When you love competition, you don't want the market to consolidate.

Gains in the market are fund-led. Trading in the region remains relatively strong with funds pursuing select stocks, among them metals. Overnight gains on Wall Street also helped sentiment.

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