BASE METALS HIGHLIGHTS : Top Stories of the Day
02/21/2013| 05:08pm US/Eastern

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TOP STORIES
LME: European Regulations Will Cost
The London Metal Exchange said Thursday that new European regulation on over-the-counter derivatives will increase its costs but that it would likely swallow them rather than raise fees.
China Mandates Environmental Insurance for Heavy Industry
BEIJING--For the first time, some Chinese companies in industries that pose serious risks to the environment are being required to take out insurance.
STORIES OF INTEREST
Norilsk Recommends Three Independent Board Directors
MOSCOW--Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel (>> GMK Noril'skiy nikel' OAO) Thursday recommended three people to sit as independent directors on the company's board as the firm works to implement a recent settlement that ended a bruising shareholder dispute.
French Govt Reaction to Titan CEO Letter is Fair - Spokeswoman
PARIS--The French governments response to a letter from U.S. tire maker Titan International Inc's (>> Titan International Inc) chief executive mocking French workers was fair as the letter was "insulting," the government's spokeswoman Najat Vallaud-Belkacem said Thursday.
MARKETS
Copper Ends at Eight-Week Low; Investors Fear End of Stimulus
NEW YORK--Copper prices settled near a two-month low Thursday as investors continued to stream out of the market amid worries the Federal Reserve could end its supportive easy money policies earlier than expected.
-By Tatyana Shumsky, Dow Jones Newswires; 212-416-3095; tatyana.shumsky@dowjones.com
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