A day after Patrice Motsepe, billionaire founder of diversified mining group African Rainbow Minerals (ARM), told investors his company was looking to regain exposure to copper, prices of the industrial metal hit a two-year high.

Of course, the price move had nothing to do with Motsepe’s comments but with growing bullish sentiment among global investors based broadly on two themes: China and supply disruptions...

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