Aluminum slides for fourth week as Middle East supply returns

Aluminium prices are on track for a fourth consecutive weekly decline as supply from the Middle East returns to the market, easing fears of shortages and reversing the surge that followed earlier disruptions. The retreat highlights how quickly sentiment in industrial metals can shift when geopolitical risks begin to fade. At the time of writing, the three-month aluminium contract on the London Metal Exchange was at $3,164 per ton, largely unchanged from the previous close. Prices had fallen shar