share: digg facebook twitter Summary Box: Metals surge on European debt plan Associated Press Copyright 2011 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 01:15 p.m., Thursday, October 27, 2011 METALS SURGE: Metals prices surged Thursday on news of a financial bailout plan in Europe. Some metal prices, like copper, were up as much as 6 percent. EUROPEAN PLAN: Europe's financial rescue plan includes a reduction in Greece's debt load, shoring up the region's banks and strengthening a European bailout fund so it can lend out up to $1.39 trillion.