Copper 2011 Price Outlook
If copper closes the year near its current price of around $9,200 per tonne on the London Metal Exchange, the metal will finish the year with an impressive 35 percent gain in only six months.
If copper closes the year near its current price of around $9,200 per tonne on the London Metal Exchange, the metal will finish the year with an impressive 35 percent gain in only six months.
The Daily Telegraph reports that JP Morgan is the mystery trader that grabbed more than half the copper on the London Metal Exchange.
Copper prices were propelled to a five-week high as better-than-expected business and consumer confidence data overshadowed European debt concerns.
Bloomberg reports that Copper gained after Europe agreed to a bailout for Ireland, outweighing tensions on the Korea Peninsula.
An onslaught of negative data hit the copper market Tuesday sending the red metal down in early trading.
Bloomberg reports that Copper and zinc advanced for the first time in four days.
Reuters reports that Codelco, has hiked its 2011 copper premium for buyers in China by 35 percent.
Bloomberg reports that Copper in London dropped 0.2 percent to $8,132.75 a metric ton.
Reuters reports that Copper hit 27-month highs on Tuesday.
Copper reached a 27-month high on Monday, as the U.S. dollar hit a 15-year low against the Yen, increasing the red metal’s appeal to holders of international currencies.
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