.Crude rose to the highest in more than a week as cracks in a key pipeline threatened Nigerian oil exports and a schism deepened within OPEC over whether to allow more oil to flow onto global markets. SEE MORE Tight propylene (C3) supply in northeast Asia amid a heavy turnaround schedule in 2018 will continue supporting regional prices of the material into the second half. SEE MORE Following a turbulent first half of the year marked by outbreaks of price volatility, forecasts suggest market sentiment towards London Metal Exchange zinc and lead are set to improve on brighter supply dynamics. SEE MORE Shanghai copper slid for the first time in eight days on Tuesday, while London copper continued to lose ground as the dollar strengthened and BHP responded to a proposal from unionised workers at its Escondida copper mine in Chile. SEE MORE The latest batch of Chinese macroeconomic data suggests that the nation’s GDP growth could slip this year, as solid gains in producers' prices have so far been offset by stagnant consumer inflation and a mounting downside pressure on domestic investment. SEE MORE