The metal, used in construction and machinery, is seen as a proxy for global growth. Trading during the holiday-shortened week was thin, with many traders and investors away ahead of New Year's Day.MSCI's index of Asia-Pacific shares closed 0.24 percent higher. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index ended the day up 0.03 percent. Emerging market stocks rose 0.51 percent.Apple ultimately rose 0.02 percent, one day after shares posted their worst single-day percentage fall since Aug. 10. U.S. crude fell 0.6 percent to $59.61 per barrel and Brent was last at $65.86, down 0.9 percent on the day.

Source: The Star December 27, 2017 22:41 UTC