Jinzhou Port, located in Liaoning province, close to Russia, reached its 10% price limit for six consecutive sessions on the Shanghai Stock Exchange

Asia's third-largest economy, which imports 80% of its oil needs, faces retail inflation staying above the central bank's tolerance limit of 6%

Russia produces about 6% of the world's aluminium. It is also a major producer of natural gas used to generate electricity that powers production of aluminium.

Momentum has gathered on reconditioned models that can be put back on the market, and the recycling of plastics and rare metals used in their manufacture

Investor sources said Stanmore and its broker Petra Capital were taking early bids from institutional investors in Australia and offshore

Gulf producers have not committed to additional supplies for BPCL, as allocations for April loading are due to be finalised next week

On Wednesday morning, the global benchmark Brent crude price rose more than 5.8% to $111.09, its highest level since early July 2014

Oil, grains rise; Palladium prices surge, gold climbs; Aluminium at record-high; Nickel up on Russian supply worries; Fears of food inflation as wheat, corn, edible oil prices rally

China boosted purchases for its oil reserves even as oil prices soared, despite US calls for a coordinated release of stocks to cool the market

Tokyo also plans to quickly implement further steps to help curb rising prices of fuels such as petrol and kerosene amid soaring oil prices

Three-month aluminium on the London Metal Exchange jumped 3.3% to $3,402 a tonne by 1700 GMT after touching a record of $3,480

Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade rose 5.43% on Thursday, outstripping gains by other commodities such as corn and soybean oil