Click on the link belowto findThe Copper Journal’s weekly chart update through Feb. 27, 2009.
Closing values and year-to-date changes are:
Prices Inventories MT
12/31/08 02/27/09 Change % 12/31/08 2/27/2009 Change %
$US / Euro 0.7159 0.7889 0.0730 10.2%
Cx Silver $11.27 $13.09 $1.82 16.1%
Cx Gold $883.60 $941.50 $57.90 6.6%
Cx Copper $1.3950 $1.5260 $0.1310 9.4% 31,075 40,283 9,208 29.6%
LME Copper $1.3930 $1.5377 $0.1447 10.4% 339,775 542,300 202,525 59.6%
Shanghai Copper 17,822 28,332 10,510 59.0%
Total Copper 388,672 610,915 222,243 57.2%
LME Aluminum $0.6600 $0.5851 -$0.0749 -11.3% 2,328,900 3,208,625 879,725 37.8%
LME Lead $0.4305 $0.4649 $0.0344 8.0% 45,150 60,500 15,350 34.0%
LME Tin $4.6970 $4.9895 $0.2925 6.2% 7,790 8,845 1,055 13.5%
LME Nickel $4.9033 $4.3885 -$0.5148 -10.5% 78,390 98,382 19,992 25.5%
LME Zinc $0.5080 $0.4876 -$0.0204 -4.0% 253,500 360,100 106,600 42.1%
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.
