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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 11/13/09 Change % 12/31/08 11/13/2009 Change %
$US / Euro 0.7159 0.6702 -0.0457 -6.4%
Cx Silver $11.27 $17.37 $6.10 54.1%
Cx Gold $883.60 $1,116.10 $232.50 26.3%
Cx Copper $1.3950 $2.9685 $1.5735 112.8% 31,075 62,917 31,842 102.5%
LME Copper $1.3930 $2.9484 $1.5554 111.7% 339,775 403,625 63,850 18.8%
Shanghai Copper 17,822 104,939 87,117 488.8%
Total Copper 388,672 571,481 182,809 47.0%
LME Aluminum $0.6600 $0.8632 $0.2032 30.8% 2,328,900 4,537,200 2,208,300 94.8%
LME Lead $0.4305 $1.0165 $0.5860 136.1% 45,150 132,250 87,100 192.9%
LME Tin $4.6970 $6.7381 $2.0411 43.5% 7,790 26,850 19,060 244.7%
LME Nickel $4.9033 $7.3414 $2.4381 49.7% 78,390 131,748 53,358 68.1%
LME Zinc $0.5080 $0.9689 $0.4609 90.7% 253,500 425,200 171,700 67.7%
Click on the link belowto findThe Copper Journal’s weekly chart update through Nov. 13, 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.