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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 09/11/09 Change % 12/31/08 09/11/2009 Change %
$US / Euro 0.7159 0.6858 -0.0301 -4.2%
Cx Silver $11.27 $16.68 $5.41 48.0%
Cx Gold $883.60 $1,004.90 $121.30 13.7%
Cx Copper $1.3950 $2.8275 $1.4325 102.7% 31,075 47,722 16,647 53.6%
LME Copper $1.3930 $2.8531 $1.4601 104.8% 339,775 318,325 -21,450 -6.3%
Shanghai Copper 17,822 97,396 79,574 446.5%
Total Copper 388,672 463,443 74,771 19.2%
LME Aluminum $0.6600 $0.8255 $0.1655 25.1% 2,328,900 4,591,625 2,262,725 97.2%
LME Lead $0.4305 $0.9566 $0.5261 122.2% 45,150 123,075 77,925 172.6%
LME Tin $4.6970 $6.7222 $2.0252 43.1% 7,790 21,195 13,405 172.1%
LME Nickel $4.9033 $7.8267 $2.9234 59.6% 78,390 118,296 39,906 50.9%
LME Zinc $0.5080 $0.8686 $0.3606 71.0% 253,500 435,150 181,650 71.7%
Click on the link belowto findThe Copper Journal’s weekly chart update through Sept. 11, 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.
