By Anna Stablum April 22 (Bloomberg) -- Copper may rise on signs that the global economic recovery is accelerating as companies beat analysts’ earnings estimates and before a report showing sales of previously owned homes in the U.S. probably rose last month. Market News: Metals News: Metal Prices: -- Copper rose 0.5 percent to $7,800 a metric ton on the London Metal Exchange at 7:45 a.m. Relative Strength Index 54. -- Aluminum climbed 0.5 percent to $2,363 a ton. RSI 54. -- Zinc rose 0.8 percent at $2,445 a ton. RSI 56. -- Lead climbed 1.2 percent to $2,348.50 a ton. RSI 58. -- Nickel rose 0.9 percent to $27,250 a ton. RSI 74. -- Tin was unchanged at $19,025 a ton. RSI 64. Other markets: Last % Change % YTD U.S. Dollar Index 81.091 -0.2 4.2 Crude oil $83.63 -0.1 5.4 Gold $1,147.5 0.1 4.6 MSCI World Index 1,224.37 -0.1 4.8 Economic Events: Forecast Prior Time (London) GE PMI Manufacturing 60.1 60.2 08:30 EC PMI Manufacturing 56.7 56.6 09:00 EC Euro-Zone Govt Debt/GDP Ratio 78.5% 69.3% 10:00 U.S. Producer Price Index (MoM) 0.5% -0.6% 13:30 U.S. Initial Jobless Claims 450K 484K 13:30 U.S. Existing Home Sales 5.29M 5.02M 15:00 EC Euro-Zone Consumer Confidence -17 -17 15:00 To contact the reporter on this story: Anna Stablum in London at astablum@bloomberg.net.

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