Click on the link belowto findThe Copper Journal’s weekly chart update through Feb. 13, 2009.
Closing values and year-to-date changes are:
Prices Inventories MT
12/31/08 02/13/09 Change % 12/31/08 2/13/2009 Change %
$US / Euro 0.7159 0.7759 0.0600 8.4%
Cx Silver $11.27 $13.62 $2.35 20.9%
Cx Gold $883.60 $ 941.50 $57.90 6.6%
Cx Copper $1.3950 $1.5350 $0.1400 1 0.0% 31,075 37,429 6,354 20.4%
LME Copper $1.3930 1.5454 $0.1524 10.9% 339,775 519,550 179,775 52.9%
Shanghai Copper 17,822 33,881 16,059 90.1%
Total Copper 388,672 590,860 202,188 52.0%
LME Aluminum $0.6600 $0.6110 -$0.0490 -7.4% 2,328,900 2,927,925 599,025 25.7%
LME Lead $0.4305 $0.5194 $0.0889 20.7% 45,150 56,175 11,025 24.4%
LME Tin $4.6970 $5.1710 $0.4740 10.1% 7,790 8,820 1,030 13.2%
LME Nickel $4.9033 $4.7174 -$0.1859 -3.8% 78,390 89,328 10,938 14.0%
LME Zinc $0.5080 $0.5166 $0.0086 1.7% 253,500 351,250 97,750 38.6%
The Copper Journal, a monthly publication, is a compendium of key fundamental, economic and financial indicators of the global metals markets.
Note: The green line on the chart is the 200 day moving average. The red lines are points of support and resistance. If one market is closed while the other is open, the prior day settlement will be used for the market that is closed in order to maintain consistency in the price charts.