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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 11/27/09 Change % 12/31/08 11/27/2009 Change %
$US / Euro 0.7159 0.6681 -0.0478 -6.7%
Cx Silver $11.27 $18.30 $7.03 62.4%
Cx Gold $883.60 $1,174.20 $290.60 32.9%
Cx Copper $1.3950 $3.0935 $1.6985 121.8% 31,075 75,021 43,946 141.4%
LME Copper $1.3930 $3.0640 $1.6710 120.0% 339,775 435,075 95,300 28.0%
Shanghai Copper 17,822 101,277 83,455 468.3%
Total Copper 388,672 611,373 222,701 57.3%
LME Aluminum $0.6600 $0.8877 $0.2277 34.5% 2,328,900 4,600,375 2,271,475 97.5%
LME Lead $0.4305 $1.0383 $0.6078 141.2% 45,150 137,275 92,125 204.0%
LME Tin $4.6970 $6.7245 $2.0275 43.2% 7,790 26,805 19,015 244.1%
LME Nickel $4.9033 $7.3142 $2.4109 49.2% 78,390 135,480 57,090 72.8%
LME Zinc $0.5080 $0.9970 $0.4890 96.3% 253,500 455,100 201,600 79.5%
Click on the link belowto findThe Copper Journal’s weekly chart update through Nov. 27, 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.
