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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 06/19/09 Change % 12/31/08 6/19/2009 Change %
$US / Euro 0.7159 0.7171 0.0012 0.2%
Cx Silver $11.27 $14.19 $2.92 25.9%
Cx Gold $883.60 $935.60 $52.00 5.9%
Cx Copper $1.3950 $2.2455 $0.8505 61.0% 31,075 54,556 23,481 75.6%
LME Copper $1.3930 $2.2770 $0.8840 63.5% 339,775 280,350 -59,425 -17.5%
Shanghai Copper 17,822 68,536 50,714 284.6%
Total Copper 388,672 403,442 14,770 3.8%
LME Aluminum $0.6600 $0.7448 $0.0848 12.8% 2,328,900 4,368,925 2,040,025 87.6%
LME Lead $0.4305 $0.7711 $0.3406 79.1% 45,150 85,800 40,650 90.0%
LME Tin $4.6970 $6.8039 $2.1069 44.9% 7,790 17,200 9,410 120.8%
LME Nickel $4.9033 $6.8946 $1.9913 40.6% 78,390 108,108 29,718 37.9%
LME Zinc $0.5080 $0.7081 $0.2001 39.4% 253,500 339,100 85,600 33.8%
Click on the link belowto findThe Copper Journal’s weekly chart update through June 19, 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.