The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.4pc to a new closing high of 452.57, having earlier hit an all-time high of 452.71. It added 0.8pc for the week.
Copper hit a record peak of $10,747.50 last month, fuelled by optimism over global economic recovery and new demand from an expected green revolution including the shift to electric vehicles.
British airways owner IAG lost 0.9pc after Britain removed Portugal from its quarantine-free travel list and added seven more countries to its red list.