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The Copper Journal, a monthly publication, is a compendium of key fundamental, economic and financial indicators of the global metals markets.
Closing values and year-to-date changes are:
Prices Inventories MT
12/31/08 06/26/09 Change % 12/31/08 6/26/2009 Change %
$US / Euro 0.7159 0.7107 -0.0052 -0.7%
Cx Silver $11.27 $14.12 $2.85 25.3%
Cx Gold $883.60 $940.70 $57.10 6.5%
Cx Copper $1.3950 $2.2935 $0.8985 64.4% 31,075 54,065 22,990 74.0%
LME Copper $1.3930 $2.3138 $0.9208 66.1% 339,775 270,250 -69,525 -20.5%
Shanghai Copper 17,822 56,088 38,266 214.7%
Total Copper 388,672 380,403 -8,269 -2.1%
LME Aluminum $0.6600 $0.7466 $0.0866 13.1% 2,328,900 4,365,925 2,037,025 87.5%
LME Lead $0.4305 $0.7793 $0.3488 81.0% 45,150 88,575 43,425 96.2%
LME Tin $4.6970 $6.8039 $2.1069 44.9% 7,790 16,955 9,165 117.7%
LME Nickel $4.9033 $7.2008 $2.2975 46.9% 78,390 108,960 30,570 39.0%
LME Zinc $0.5080 $0.7208 $0.2128 41.9% 253,500 344,000 90,500 35.7%
Click on the link belowto findThe Copper Journal’s weekly chart update through June 26, 2009.
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.