SINGAPORE: LME aluminium may test a support at $2,236 a tonne this week, a break below which could open the way towards $2,150.

The metal has broken a higher support at $2,360.

The break confirms a continuation of the downtrend from the March 7 high of $4,073.50.

The next support is at $2,236.

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A rise from the current level will be regarded as a pullback towards $2,360, now a resistance.

A break above $2,360 may lead to a gain to $2,461.