Thursday, May 31, 2007

Copper in Shanghai Rises for Second Day as Global Inventories Decline

(Bloomberg) -- Copper prices in Shanghai rose for a
second day after global inventories fell to a seven-month low and
as demand for the metal in China, the world's biggest consumer,
is forecast to rise this year.

Inventories of copper tracked by the London Metal Exchange
dropped 1 percent to 128,925 metric tons, the lowest since Oct.
27. Shanghai exchange stockpiles also fell 0.5 percent from a
three-year high in the past week to 99,027 tons. The exchange
will announce weekly stockpiles later today.


Read more at Bloomberg Commodities News

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