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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 05/08/09 Change % 12/31/08 5/08/2009 Change %
$US / Euro 0.7159 0.7338 0.0179 2.5%
Cx Silver $11.27 $13.94 $2.67 23.7%
Cx Gold $883.60 $914.40 $30.80 3.5%
Cx Copper $1.3950 $2.1470 $0.7520 53.9% 31,075 43,596 12,521 40.3%
LME Copper $1.3930 $2.1555 $0.7625 54.7% 339,775 389,000 49,225 14.5%
Shanghai Copper 17,822 27,690 9,868 55.4%
Total Copper 388,672 460,286 71,614 18.4%
LME Aluminum $0.6600 $0.6872 $0.0272 4.1% 2,328,900 3,858,550 1,529,650 65.7%
LME Lead $0.4305 $0.6681 $0.2376 55.2% 45,150 73,325 28,175 62.4%
LME Tin $4.6970 $6.5045 $1.8075 38.5% 7,790 12,610 4,820 61.9%
LME Nickel $4.9033 $6.0124 $1.1091 22.6% 78,390 113,040 34,650 44.2%
LME Zinc $0.5080 $0.6990 $0.1910 37.6% 253,500 325,900 72,400 28.6%
Click on the link belowto findThe Copper Journal’s weekly chart update through May 8, 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.
