London copper was steady on Thursday, holding above two-week lows hit the previous session as broader investor sentiment revived, while disruptions piled up in the zinc market. SEE MORE Oil fell as a Libyan port is set to resume shipments and the U.S. drilling revival undermines the potential for OPEC output curbs to rebalance the market. SEE MORE Throw out the tea leaves and the crystal ball. When it comes to divining the future of the reflation trade, investors should be keeping a close eye on oil. SEE MORE A 2.5% increase in apparent Chinese demand put the global refined copper market in a 50,000 mt deficit in 2016, according to preliminary data released Monday by the International Copper Study Group. SEE MORE The US ethanol crush margin tumbled to 18.88 cents/gal Monday, a decrease of 4.56 cents/gal or 19.45% from 23.44 cents/gal on March 10, the date of the last published S&P Global Platts Crush Margin Tracker. SEE MORE