Monday, May 21, 2007

Copper Gains in New York as Global Inventories Dwindle to Seven-Month Low

(Bloomberg) -- Copper futures rose in New York as
global inventories of the metal used in pipes and wire declined
to a seven-month low.

Stockpiles monitored by the London Metal Exchange fell
1,250 metric tons, or 0.9 percent, to 140,075 tons, the lowest
since Nov. 2. Inventories are at ``historically low levels,''
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said in a report today. Supplies have
fallen 23 percent this year, and copper has gained 17 percent.


Read more at Bloomberg Commodities News

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