Also up was gold, which rose 0.09% to $US1137.60 on Comex.

Silver was another riser, climbing 2.44% to $US15.64.

However, lead and zinc fell more than 1% each, while nickel dropped 0.9% to $9907/t.

The biggest positive mover on the PNG Market Wrap chart was Cott Oil & Gas.

It jumped 22.5% to a hair under 5c a share on no news.