Prices of industrial commodities have taken a battering this week as investor sentiment continues to sour. While Chinese economic data painted a subdued picture of activity in October, in our view they did not constitute grounds for a renewed slump in metals prices. In contrast, data showing rising crude oil stocks in the US and elsewhere arguably provided some justification for the fall in oil prices, except that this is not new news. Stocks have been building for the last year.
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