BHP, the world's biggest mining company, added 2.1 percent to A$29.97. Rio Tinto Group, the second-biggest by market value, gained 1.8 percent to A$78.57. Mitsubishi Corp., Japan's largest trading company which gets about half of its revenue from selling fuel and metals, climbed 1.9 percent to 2,705 yen.
Copper rose 1.1 percent in New York, the highest close since Dec. 5. In London, copper climbed 1.6 percent, while nickel added 1.8 percent.
``Demand for commodities is strong, particularly in China, so I see the resources story continuing for some time yet,'' said Shane Oliver, who helps manage about $83 billion at AMP Capital Investors Ltd. in Sydney.