Commodities

Copper futures on the LME gained about 0.8% at $5,822 per ton in official trading, after touching its highest level since Jan.

Gold futures have been down lately, as global investors lose interest in various safe haven assets and instead, commence investments in riskier assets.

The sector accounts for the jobs of as much as 60% of economically active people in the sub-Saharan part of the continent.