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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 07/24/09 Change % 12/31/08 7/24/2009 Change %
$US / Euro 0.7159 0.7035 -0.0124 -1.7%
Cx Silver $11.27 $13.87 $2.60 23.1%
Cx Gold $883.60 $952.80 $69.20 7.8%
Cx Copper $1.3950 $2.5170 $1.1220 80.4% 31,075 51,683 20,608 66.3%
LME Copper $1.3930 $2.5179 $1.1249 80.8% 339,775 273,950 -65,825 -19.4%
Shanghai Copper 17,822 49,438 31,616 177.4%
Total Copper 388,672 375,071 -13,601 -3.5%
LME Aluminum $0.6600 $0.8156 $0.1556 23.6% 2,328,900 4,552,525 2,223,625 95.5%
LME Lead $0.4305 $0.7888 $0.3583 83.2% 45,150 95,500 50,350 111.5%
LME Tin $4.6970 $6.7835 $2.0865 44.4% 7,790 18,275 10,485 134.6%
LME Nickel $4.9033 $7.5410 $2.6377 53.8% 78,390 106,992 28,602 36.5%
LME Zinc $0.5080 $0.7607 $0.2527 49.7% 253,500 352,750 99,250 39.2%
Click on the link belowto findThe Copper Journal’s weekly chart update through July 24, 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.