Click on the link belowto findThe Copper Journal’s weekly chart update through Feb. 20, 2009.
Closing values and year-to-date changes are:
Prices Inventories MT
12/31/08 02/20/09 Change % 12/31/08 2/20/2009 Change %
$US / Euro 0.7159 0.7790 0.0631 8.8%
Cx Silver $11.27 $14.49 $3.22 28.6%
Cx Gold $883.60 $1,001.80 $118.20 13.4%
Cx Copper $1.3950 $1.4140 $0.0190 1.4% 31,075 38,202 7,127 22.9%
LME Copper $1.3930 $1.4288 $0.0358 2.6% 339,775 545,600 205,825 60.6%
Shanghai Copper 17,822 30,105 12,283 68.9%
Total Copper 388,672 613,907 225,235 57.9%
LME Aluminum $0.6600 $0.5733 -$0.0867 -13.1% 2,328,900 3,147,300 818,400 35.1%
LME Lead $0.4305 $0.4604 $0.0299 6.9% 45,150 56,425 11,275 25.0%
LME Tin $4.6970 $4.8988 $0.2018 4.3% 7,790 8,740 950 12.2%
LME Nickel $4.9033 $4.3432 -$0.5601 -11.4% 78,390 93,024 14,634 18.7%
LME Zinc $0.5080 $0.4804 -$0.0276 -5.4% 253,500 354,925 101,425 40.0%
The Copper Journal, a monthly publication, is a compendium of key fundamental, economic and financial indicators of the global metals markets.
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.
