XLB is trading at $52.17, up 5.39% versus the regular-session close, with copper and silver gains supporting the materials move.
- Copper rose as softer U.S. payrolls reduced rate-hike expectations; potential Chilean mine strikes and tighter supply added support.
- Silver also rose as weaker labor data eased rate concerns. No specific after-hours earnings catalyst from a major holding was identified, and the supplied broad-market context was mixed.