Monday, June 4, 2007

Copper Rises in Asia as Global Stockpiles Decline; Zinc, Aluminum Higher

(Bloomberg) -- Copper prices rose in Asia as global
stockpiles fell the most in seven months, signaling consumption
may be stronger than expected during the northern hemisphere
summer, traditionally a weak demand period due to holidays.

Inventories of copper tracked by the London Metal Exchange
fell 2.8 percent to 123,900 metric tons, the LME said yesterday
in a daily report. That's the largest one-day drop since Oct. 17.
Stockpiles are at the lowest since Oct. 24. Inventories in China
dropped for a second-straight week, the Shanghai Futures Exchange
said on June 1.


Read more at Bloomberg Commodities News

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