Fourteen illegal chrome miners died when a rock fall struck them near the Nkaneng settlement outside Marikana in South Africa on Monday night, most of them from Lesotho.
In Asia, Brazil supplied 73.6% of China's soybean imports in 2025, up from 71% the year before, as China brought in a record 111.82 million tonnes of soybeans.
In Europe, Germany's leading stock index rose 0.5% to 26,454 points on Tuesday afternoon, reaching a record close, supported by falling oil prices.
In the United States, markets are again pricing in a Federal Reserve rate increase in September, four days after weak employment data had all but removed expectations of a move.