Commodities

Lead inventories near record highs put the battery metal in focus as metals traders weigh surplus risk, warehouse flows and demand signals.

Brent crude holds above $100 as Red Sea tanker risk and Gulf disruption keep energy traders focused on supply security.

Natural gas prices rebound as late-July cooling demand and power-sector burn challenge high U.S. storage levels.

LNG supply fears lift gas prices as Hormuz disruption shifts energy market focus from crude oil to winter storage and Asian demand.