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LB KG MT

USD/LB	Cash	3m	15m
Aluminum	.9793	.9986	1.0537
Alum Alloy	.9707	.9798	1.0092
NA Alloy	.9938	1.0138	1.0478
Copper	3.7739	3.7852	3.8011

USD/MT	Cash	3m	15m
Aluminum	2159.0	2201.5	2323.0
Alum Alloy	2140.0	2160.0	2225.0
NA Alloy	2191.0	2235.0	2310.0
Copper	8320.0	8345.0	8380.0

USD/KG	Cash	3m	15m
Aluminum	2.159	2.202	2.323
Alum Alloy	2.140	2.160	2.225
NA Alloy	2.191	2.235	2.310
Copper	8.320	8.345	8.380

GBP: 0.6321

EUR: 0.7602

LME Officials 03 Feb 2012

USD/LB	Cash	3m	15m
Nickel	9.4257	9.4551	9.5436
Lead	.9739	.9877	1.0206
Tin	10.8862	10.9202	10.9407
Zinc	.9471	.9557	.9879

USD/MT	Cash	3m	15m
Nickel	20780.0	20845.0	21040.0
Lead	2147.0	2177.5	2250.0
Tin	24000.0	24075.0	24120.0
Zinc	2088.0	2107.0	2178.0

USD/KG	Cash	3m	15m
Nickel	20.780	20.845	21.040
Lead	2.147	2.178	2.250
Tin	24.000	24.075	24.120
Zinc	2.088	2.107	2.178

JPY: 76.26

CAD: 0.9939

COMEX/NYMEX 3 Feb 2012
USD/LB	Month	Open	Settle		USD/Troy Oz	Month	Open	Settle
Copper	Mar 12	3.7910	3.9015s		Gold	Feb 12	1758.70	1737.90s
Copper	May 12	3.7980	3.9115s		Silver	Mar 12	34.300	33.749s
Oil/barrel	Apr 12	97.07	98.23s		Platinum	Apr 12	1630.50	1631.90s
Nat Gas/mmBTU	Apr 12	2.715	2.677s		Palladium	Mar 12	707.00	708.85s
y = yesterday's settle s = today's settle

COMEX/NYMEX 3 Feb 2012
USD/MT	Month	Open	Settle		USD/Troy Oz	Month	Open	Settle
Copper	Mar 12	8357.71	8601.32s		Gold	Feb 12	1758.70	1737.90s
Copper	May 12	8373.15	8623.37s		Silver	Mar 12	34.300	33.749s
Oil/barrel	Apr 12	97.07	98.23s		Platinum	Apr 12	1630.50	1631.90s
Nat Gas/mmBTU	Apr 12	2.715	2.677s		Palladium	Mar 12	707.00	708.85s
y = yesterday's settle s = today's settle

COMEX/NYMEX 3 Feb 2012
USD/KG	Month	Open	Settle		USD/Troy Oz	Month	Open	Settle
Copper	Mar 12	8.3577	8.6013s		Gold	Feb 12	1758.70	1737.90s
Copper	May 12	8.3731	8.6234s		Silver	Mar 12	34.300	33.749s
Oil/barrel	Apr 12	97.07	98.23s		Platinum	Apr 12	1630.50	1631.90s
Nat Gas/mmBTU	Apr 12	2.715	2.677s		Palladium	Mar 12	707.00	708.85s
y = yesterday's settle s = today's settle

Public Metal News FREE (GMT)

03 Feb19:20Magnequench Has Left the Building (GoldSeek)

03 Feb16:52Wen: No bias in rare earth supply (Shanghai Daily)

03 Feb16:27Tin Traders Probably Added to Bets That Prices Will Increase (Bloomberg)

03 Feb15:24Orders to U.S. Factories Rise on Demand for Cars, Aircraft (Business Week)

03 Feb13:01German project investigates motor recycling techniques (Drives & Controls)

03 Feb12:00Copper Down; Eyes on Possible Glencore-Xstrata Merger (Copper Investing News)

03 Feb11:00Rare earths demand to surge 33% by 2016, says Kingsnorth (Mining Weekly)

03 Feb09:41Posco Profit Declines as Slowdown Cuts Steel Demand (Business Week)

03 Feb09:16Copper May Decline as Shanghai Inventories Expand: LME Preview (Business Week)

03 Feb01:00Industrial Metals Recover With China; Copper’s Outlook Bright (Seeking Alpha)

03 Feb00:35Is China�s grip on essential minerals loosening? (The Economist)

02 Feb21:00BIR World Mirror on Ferrous February 2012 (Recycling International)

02 Feb20:14World’s Largest Rare Earth Metal Refinery to Open in Malaysia (OilPrice.com)

02 Feb19:44Copper Falls for Fourth Time in Five Sessions on China Concerns (Business Week)

02 Feb18:27Glencore, Xstrata in $82 Billion Merger Talks to Rival BHP (Business Week)

02 Feb15:54China Copper Premium at Five-Month Low as Bonded Stocks Rise (Business Week)

02 Feb03:00China stainless steel output up 11.1% in 2011 - but could be 20% higher (MineWeb)

02 Feb02:11China ready to defend its rare earth polices at WTO (China Daily)

02 Feb02:02China�s Economy Is Headed for a �Hard Landing� This Year (Bloomberg)

02 Feb01:09Further falls for rare earth prices, most juniors to disappear (Mining Weekly)

01 Feb19:00The Commodity Investor: Copper Prices May Hit $4.50 in 2012 (Resource Investor)

01 Feb17:52U.S. scrap prices will drop in February, dealers say (MetalPrices.com)

01 Feb15:00January 2012 Manufacturing ISM Report On Business (ISM)

01 Feb14:30JP Morgan adds muscle to metal warehousing money (Reuters)

01 Feb12:00Long term gold prices, short term speculators and macroeconomics (MineWeb)

01 Feb11:59Rusal Sees Aluminum Rising to $2,500 by End-June on Output Cuts (Business Week)

01 Feb08:01Aluminum Surplus May Fall to Lowest Since �07, Sumitomo Says (Bloomberg)

01 Feb07:25BHP Cuts Nickel Mining on Lower Prices, Australian Dollar (Business Week)

01 Feb06:41Ship Rates Have Worst Start to Year Since 1985 (Business Week)

01 Feb03:00Indonesia Plans to Start Trading Physical Tin Contract in Challenge to LME (Bloomberg)

01 Feb00:30Iron Ore Set for Worst Month Since October on Slowdown Concerns (Business Week)

31 Jan21:07A Rare Ruling on China Might Lead to Minerals Less Rare (Economic Populist)

31 Jan19:00New Home Sales Fall 2.2 Percent in December (Building Online)

31 Jan18:26Goldman, JPMorgan See Copper Rally Stalling on Low China Imports (Business Week)

31 Jan16:22Jon Hykawy: Mongolia should be careful with their rare earth minerals (UB Post)

31 Jan15:31China’s Non-ferrous metals output to grow 8% annually in 2011-2015 (Xinhua )

31 Jan12:59China to develop overseas nonferrous metal bases (China Daily)

31 Jan01:07South Korea relying on China for rare earths (ProactiveInvestors)

30 Jan19:41Rare-Earth Minerals 201 (Motley Fool)

30 Jan14:00Shortage of Rare Metals Could Threaten High-Tech Innovation (Tech News Daily)

More Public Metal News

Metal Market Analysis (GMT)

NaN 03:40 MARKET TALK: Extremely Bearish Risks Lurk Despite Jobs Data (Dow Jones)

NaN 02:48 MARKET TALK: Nickel To Underperform In 2012 -BNP Paribas (Dow Jones)

NaN 02:25 MARKET TALK: Data Not Enough To Sustain Metal Gains -Broker (Dow Jones)

NaN 02:21 MARKET TALK: China Ore Inventories A Rising Concern (Dow Jones)

NaN 02:09 MARKET TALK: Upbeat US Jobs Report Sends Copper Higher (Dow Jones)

NaN 11:04 MARKET TALK: Comex Mar Silver Rally Eyes $34.56/oz (Dow Jones)

NaN 10:00 MARKET TALK: LME Metals Mostly Higher; Await Payrolls (Dow Jones)

NaN 09:52 MARKET TALK: Further Downside Seen For Aluminum - BarCap (Dow Jones)

NaN 09:21 MARKET TALK: French GDP Forecasts Are Optimistic -Citi (Dow Jones)

NaN 08:22 MARKET TALK:Posco 2011 Profit Falls 12%;1Q Likely Bottom-Analysts (Dow Jones)

NaN 05:19 MARKET TALK: Jefferies Cuts Sumco Target To Y670 From Y750 (Dow Jones)

NaN 04:22 MARKET TALK: Base Metals Mixed In Thin Trade; US Payrolls Eyed (Dow Jones)

NaN 03:10 MARKET TALK: Palladium Outperforms Amid Speculative Buying (Dow Jones)

NaN 03:01 MARKET TALK: Scope For Positive Surprises In Earnings -AMP (Dow Jones)

NaN 02:43 MARKET TALK:Philippine Shares Fall 1.1%;4600 Support Eyed-Analyst (Dow Jones)

NaN 02:26 MARKET TALK: Base Metals Mixed In Tight Ranges; US Payrolls Eyed (Dow Jones)

NaN 02:22 MARKET TALK: Sumco Rises 8.2% After Thursday s Plunge (Dow Jones)

NaN 12:43 MARKET TALK: Base Metals Markets Want Fresh Lead On China - Macq (Dow Jones)

NaN 12:18 MARKET TALK: Base Metals Mkts Focus On US Jobs Data - Analysts (Dow Jones)

More Metal Market Analysis

Metal News & Reports (GMT)

03 Feb19:18BASE METALS: Copper Soars 3% On US Jobs Data Surprise (Dow Jones)

03 Feb14:31UPDATE: Eurofer Sees 2012 EU Steel Demand Slightly Down; 2013 Up Again (Dow Jones)

03 Feb13:22INTL FC Stone Daily Report - Feb 3 (MetalPrices.com)

03 Feb13:14European Minor Metals, Ferro-Alloys Spot Market Prices (Dow Jones)

03 Feb11:22Newedge Daily Metals Market Report - Feb 3 (MetalPrices.com)

03 Feb10:52METALS-Copper rises on dollar, China demand weighs (Reuters)

03 Feb09:45Shanghai copper stocks surge 36.6 pct (Reuters)

03 Feb09:31India gold demand stays low, traders await price cues (Reuters)

03 Feb07:20METALS-Copper eyes first weekly loss in four ahead of US data (Reuters)

02 Feb20:52Peru's 2011 Copper Output 1.24M Tons; -0.96% Vs 2010 (Dow Jones)

02 Feb19:52Harbor Intelligence Daily Commentary - Feb 2 (MetalPrices.com)

02 Feb17:56WSJ BLOG/MarketBeat: Baltic Dry's Tumble Dims Copper's Outlook (Dow Jones)

02 Feb17:03NY Merchant Tin Price Indications - Feb 2 (Dow Jones)

02 Feb14:49MINING - NEWS ANALYSIS - Glencore and Xstrata would be 'unique' model (Financial Times)

02 Feb14:27Metals Firms Eye More M&A To Source Raw Materials -KPMG (Dow Jones)

02 Feb13:33INTL FC Stone Daily Report - Feb 2 (MetalPrices.com)

02 Feb12:17China limits ship ban to Vale's mega vessels (Reuters)

02 Feb12:09QE3 Talk May Be "Explosive" For Gold in 2012 (Dow Jones)

02 Feb11:46Newedge Daily Metals Market Report - Feb 2 (MetalPrices.com)

02 Feb10:15UK Construction Expands At Slower Pace (Dow Jones)

02 Feb07:34Iron Ore-Steady after hitting 2-month high, buyers cautious (Reuters)

02 Feb02:58Global Stainless Steel Output May Hit 36.6 Mln Tons On Unreported China Data -MEPS (Dow Jones)

01 Feb22:32BRIEF-Lynas Corp says AELB approves temporary operating licence (Reuters)

01 Feb22:30BHP to spend $779 mln expanding W.Austalia iron ore port (Reuters)

01 Feb22:24Gerdau plans sale of 40 pct of mining unit -report (Reuters)

01 Feb21:52COMMODITIES-CRB dips as grains surge, US oil weak (Reuters)

01 Feb21:45Vale Says Ore Ships Will Dock Lawfully At Chinese Ports (Dow Jones)

01 Feb21:29Malaysia approves temporary licence for Lynas rare earths plant (Reuters)

01 Feb21:09No change to shipbuilding plan since China ban-Vale (Reuters)

01 Feb19:27BASE METALS: Stronger US Data Lift Comex Copper (Dow Jones)

01 Feb19:23WSJ: Global Shipping Prices Face More Choppy Waters (Dow Jones)

01 Feb19:08NEWS ANALYSIS - Copper bulls look to $10,000 level on China demand (Financial Times)

01 Feb19:08Manufacturing strength sparks optimism over global recovery (Financial Times)

01 Feb18:58Brazil trade hit by global slowdown, tough 2012 eyed (Reuters)

01 Feb18:33No Date For Vale To Restart Ontario Nickel Mines After Death (Dow Jones)

01 Feb17:52U.S. scrap prices will drop in February, dealers say (MetalPrices.com)

01 Feb17:33Aluminium prices could reach $2,500 by end Q2- Rusal (Reuters)

01 Feb16:50China says ready to defend its rare earth policies (Reuters)

01 Feb16:28Steelmakers feel bear-hug on earnings, growth chill (Reuters)

01 Feb14:46MARKET TALK: Aluminum Seen Near $2,400/ton Before End Of May (Dow Jones)

01 Feb11:31China mega ships ban aimed at helping own shippers (Reuters)

01 Feb11:21UPDATE: Antofagasta Copper Output Tops Guidance; Eyes More To Come (Dow Jones)

01 Feb10:54Outokumpu loss highlights urge to merge (Reuters)

01 Feb08:44Iron Ore-Spot prices respond to China demand signals (Reuters)

01 Feb08:25Surge In Aluminum Canceled Warrants Not A Sign Of Rising Demand (Dow Jones)

01 Feb07:45PRECIOUS-Gold steady; U.S., Europe data eyed (Reuters)

01 Feb07:43India increases base import price of gold, silver (Reuters)

01 Feb07:04METALS-Copper eases ahead of Europe, U.S. PMIs (Reuters)

01 Feb06:43Outokumpu reports bigger-than-expected Q4 loss (Reuters)

31 Jan19:01Stainless Scrap � Market Review for January (MetalPrices.com)

31 Jan15:21Non Ferrous Metals � Copper and Aluminum Market Review (MetalPrices.com)

31 Jan02:33China Aims To Speed Base-Metal Sector Consolidation - Ministry (Dow Jones)

30 Jan23:49US fines Japan car parts makers $548m (Financial Times)

30 Jan23:49How Europe's debt crisis could feed the commodity bulls (Financial Times)

30 Jan23:48German move to secure raw materials (Financial Times)

30 Jan18:04China loses WTO appeal on export restrictions (Reuters)

30 Jan17:12Century Aluminum Iceland plant back at capacity (Reuters)

30 Jan15:58RPT-China loses appeal in WTO export restrictions case (Reuters)

30 Jan11:45Aurubis dismisses head copper trader Sven Mueller-Thurau (Fast Markets LTD)

29 Jan23:56GENERAL INDUSTRIALS - Construction products are among the worst hit (Financial Times)

29 Jan15:32ABN AMRO Precious Metals Weekly - Jan 29 (MetalPrices.com)

23 Jan13:48Aurubis Copper Mail - Jan (MetalPrices.com)

Current Tables	Print Version
LB MT KG

LME Official Morning Prices

London Metal Exchange Official Morning Prices 03 Feb 2012
USD/LB	Cash			3 Month			Cash Avgs
USD/LB	03 Feb	02 Feb	+/-	03 Feb	02 Feb	+/-	Jan	Feb
Aluminum	.9793	.9984	-.0191	.9986	1.0165	-.0179	.9726	.9948
Al Alloy	.9707	.9662	.0045	.9798	.9752	.0046	.9300	.9631
NASAAC	.9938	1.0147	-.0209	1.0138	1.0342	-.0204	.9888	1.0092
Copper	3.7739	3.7825	-.0086	3.7852	3.7898	-.0046	3.6485	3.7815
Lead	.9739	.9906	-.0167	.9877	1.0047	-.0170	.9499	.9890
Nickel	9.4257	9.4824	-.0567	9.4551	9.5255	-.0704	8.9911	9.4582
Tin	10.8862	10.9316	-.0454	10.9202	10.9543	-.0341	9.7346	10.9104
Zinc	.9471	.9494	-.0023	.9557	.9580	-.0023	.8984	.9484
Molybdenum	14.2882	14.2882	.0000	14.2882	14.2882	.0000	14.0787	14.2882
Cobalt	14.2882	14.9686	-.6804	14.0614	14.6284	-.5670	15.0731	14.7418

London Metal Exchange Official Morning Prices 03 Feb 2012
USD/MT	Cash			3 Month			Cash Avgs
USD/MT	03 Feb	02 Feb	+/-	03 Feb	02 Feb	+/-	Jan	Feb
Aluminum	2,159.00	2,201.00	-42.00	2,201.50	2,241.00	-39.50	2,144.14	2,193.17
Al Alloy	2,140.00	2,130.00	10.00	2,160.00	2,150.00	10.00	2,050.36	2,123.33
NASAAC	2,191.00	2,237.00	-46.00	2,235.00	2,280.00	-45.00	2,179.86	2,225.00
Copper	8,320.00	8,339.00	-19.00	8,345.00	8,355.00	-10.00	8,043.45	8,336.83
Lead	2,147.00	2,184.00	-37.00	2,177.50	2,215.00	-37.50	2,094.07	2,180.33
Nickel	20,780.00	20,905.00	-125.00	20,845.00	21,000.00	-155.00	19,821.90	20,851.67
Tin	24,000.00	24,100.00	-100.00	24,075.00	24,150.00	-75.00	21,461.19	24,053.33
Zinc	2,088.00	2,093.00	-5.00	2,107.00	2,112.00	-5.00	1,980.69	2,090.83
Molybdenum	31,500.00	31,500.00	.00	31,500.00	31,500.00	.00	31,038.10	31,500.00
Cobalt	31,500.00	33,000.00	-1,500.00	31,000.00	32,250.00	-1,250.00	33,230.48	32,500.00

London Metal Exchange Official Morning Prices 03 Feb 2012
USD/KG	Cash			3 Month			Cash Avgs
USD/KG	03 Feb	02 Feb	+/-	03 Feb	02 Feb	+/-	Jan	Feb
Aluminum	2.159	2.201	-.042	2.202	2.241	-.039	2.144	2.193
Al Alloy	2.140	2.130	.010	2.160	2.150	.010	2.050	2.123
NASAAC	2.191	2.237	-.046	2.235	2.280	-.045	2.180	2.225
Copper	8.320	8.339	-.019	8.345	8.355	-.010	8.043	8.337
Lead	2.147	2.184	-.037	2.178	2.215	-.037	2.094	2.180
Nickel	20.780	20.905	-.125	20.845	21.000	-.155	19.822	20.852
Tin	24.000	24.100	-.100	24.075	24.150	-.075	21.461	24.053
Zinc	2.088	2.093	-.005	2.107	2.112	-.005	1.981	2.091
Molybdenum	31.500	31.500	.000	31.500	31.500	.000	31.038	31.500
Cobalt	31.500	33.000	-1.500	31.000	32.250	-1.250	33.230	32.500

LME Moving Averages

LME Moving Averages Cash Price 03 Feb 2012
USD/LB	Number of Trading Days			04 Jan 2012- 03 Feb 2012
USD/LB	10	20	30	04 Jan 2012- 03 Feb 2012
Aluminum	1.0020	.9871	.9590	.9753
Al Alloy	.9511	.9412	.9207	.9342
NASAAC	1.0166	1.0016	.9806	.9913
Copper	3.8073	3.7109	3.6113	3.6651
Lead	1.0063	.9636	.9415	.9547
Nickel	9.5037	9.1719	8.9126	9.0495
Tin	10.6114	10.0823	9.6339	9.8816
Zinc	.9532	.9193	.8900	.9047
Molybdenum	14.2882	14.1691	14.0054	14.1048
Cobalt	15.0956	15.1452	14.8936	15.0317

LME Moving Averages Cash Price 03 Feb 2012
USD/MT	Number of Trading Days			04 Jan 2012- 03 Feb 2012
USD/MT	10	20	30	04 Jan 2012- 03 Feb 2012
Aluminum	2,209.10	2,176.25	2,114.18	2,150.27
Al Alloy	2,096.75	2,075.08	2,029.78	2,059.48
NASAAC	2,241.30	2,208.10	2,161.83	2,185.50
Copper	8,393.60	8,181.20	7,961.63	8,080.13
Lead	2,218.50	2,124.40	2,075.57	2,104.85
Nickel	20,952.00	20,220.50	19,649.00	19,950.63
Tin	23,394.00	22,227.75	21,239.17	21,785.21
Zinc	2,101.45	2,026.63	1,962.12	1,994.46
Molybdenum	31,500.00	31,237.50	30,876.67	31,095.83
Cobalt	33,280.00	33,389.50	32,834.67	33,139.17

LME Moving Averages Cash Price 03 Feb 2012
USD/KG	Number of Trading Days			04 Jan 2012- 03 Feb 2012
USD/KG	10	20	30	04 Jan 2012- 03 Feb 2012
Aluminum	2.209	2.176	2.114	2.150
Al Alloy	2.097	2.075	2.030	2.059
NASAAC	2.241	2.208	2.162	2.186
Copper	8.394	8.181	7.962	8.080
Lead	2.219	2.124	2.076	2.105
Nickel	20.952	20.221	19.649	19.951
Tin	23.394	22.228	21.239	21.785
Zinc	2.101	2.027	1.962	1.994
Molybdenum	31.500	31.238	30.877	31.096
Cobalt	33.280	33.390	32.835	33.139

LME Official and Unoffical Prices

London Metal Exchange Official and UnOfficial Prices 03 Feb 2012
USD/LB	Cash			3 Month
USD/LB	Official	Unofficial	+/-	Official	Unofficial	+/-
Aluminum	.9793	1.0024	.0231	.9986	1.0192	.0206
Al Alloy	.9707	.9811	.0104	.9798	.9888	.0090
NASAAC	.9938	1.0219	.0281	1.0138	1.0365	.0227
Copper	3.7739	3.8564	.0825	3.7852	3.8669	.0817
Lead	.9739	.9879	.0140	.9877	1.0024	.0147
Nickel	9.4257	9.6230	.1973	9.4551	9.6615	.2064
Tin	10.8862	11.0246	.1384	10.9202	11.0450	.1248
Zinc	.9471	.9609	.0138	.9557	.9684	.0127
Molybdenum	14.2882			14.2882
Cobalt	14.2882			14.0614

London Metal Exchange Official and UnOfficial Prices 03 Feb 2012
USD/MT	Cash			3 Month
USD/MT	Official	Unofficial	+/-	Official	Unofficial	+/-
Aluminum	2,159.00	2,210.00	51.00	2,201.50	2,247.00	45.50
Al Alloy	2,140.00	2,163.00	23.00	2,160.00	2,180.00	20.00
NASAAC	2,191.00	2,253.00	62.00	2,235.00	2,285.00	50.00
Copper	8,320.00	8,502.00	182.00	8,345.00	8,525.00	180.00
Lead	2,147.00	2,178.00	31.00	2,177.50	2,210.00	32.50
Nickel	20,780.00	21,215.00	435.00	20,845.00	21,300.00	455.00
Tin	24,000.00	24,305.00	305.00	24,075.00	24,350.00	275.00
Zinc	2,088.00	2,118.50	30.50	2,107.00	2,135.00	28.00
Molybdenum	31,500.00			31,500.00
Cobalt	31,500.00			31,000.00

London Metal Exchange Official and UnOfficial Prices 03 Feb 2012
USD/KG	Cash			3 Month
USD/KG	Official	Unofficial	+/-	Official	Unofficial	+/-
Aluminum	2.159	2.210	.051	2.202	2.247	.045
Al Alloy	2.140	2.163	.023	2.160	2.180	.020
NASAAC	2.191	2.253	.062	2.235	2.285	.050
Copper	8.320	8.502	.182	8.345	8.525	.180
Lead	2.147	2.178	.031	2.178	2.210	.032
Nickel	20.780	21.215	.435	20.845	21.300	.455
Tin	24.000	24.305	.305	24.075	24.350	.275
Zinc	2.088	2.119	.031	2.107	2.135	.028
Molybdenum	31.500			31.500
Cobalt	31.500			31.000

COMEX Copper Prices

LB MT KG

COMEX �Copper Settles� USD/LB
Month	03 Feb	02 Feb	+/-	Open Int
Feb 12�	�3.8970	� 3.7770	� .1200	�599
Mar 12�	�3.9015	� 3.7810	� .1205	�69516
Apr 12�	�3.9085	� 3.7885	� .1200	�2567
May 12�	�3.9115	� 3.7915	� .1200	�33742
Jun 12�	�3.9180	� 3.7985	� .1195	�1265
Jul 12�	�3.9215	� 3.8020	� .1195	�26595
Aug 12�	�3.9280	� 3.8085	� .1195	�259
Sep 12�	�3.9305	� 3.8105	� .1200	�4508
Oct 12�	�3.9350	� 3.8155	� .1195	�207
Nov 12�	�3.9365	� 3.8170	� .1195	�125
Dec 12�	�3.9385	� 3.8190	� .1195	�7761
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COMEX �Copper Settles� USD/MT
Month	03 Feb	02 Feb	+/-	Open Int
Feb 12�	�8,591.40	� 8,326.85	� 264.55	�599
Mar 12�	�8,601.32	� 8,335.67	� 265.65	�69516
Apr 12�	�8,616.76	� 8,352.20	� 264.56	�2567
May 12�	�8,623.37	� 8,358.82	� 264.55	�33742
Jun 12�	�8,637.70	� 8,374.25	� 263.45	�1265
Jul 12�	�8,645.42	� 8,381.97	� 263.45	�26595
Aug 12�	�8,659.75	� 8,396.30	� 263.45	�259
Sep 12�	�8,665.26	� 8,400.70	� 264.56	�4508
Oct 12�	�8,675.18	� 8,411.73	� 263.45	�207
Nov 12�	�8,678.49	� 8,415.03	� 263.46	�125
Dec 12�	�8,682.90	� 8,419.44	� 263.46	�7761
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COMEX �Copper Settles� USD/KG
Month	03 Feb	02 Feb	+/-	Open Int
Feb 12�	�8.591	� 8.327	� .264	�599
Mar 12�	�8.601	� 8.336	� .265	�69516
Apr 12�	�8.617	� 8.352	� .265	�2567
May 12�	�8.623	� 8.359	� .264	�33742
Jun 12�	�8.638	� 8.374	� .264	�1265
Jul 12�	�8.645	� 8.382	� .263	�26595
Aug 12�	�8.660	� 8.396	� .264	�259
Sep 12�	�8.665	� 8.401	� .264	�4508
Oct 12�	�8.675	� 8.412	� .263	�207
Nov 12�	�8.678	� 8.415	� .263	�125
Dec 12�	�8.683	� 8.419	� .264	�7761
Inventory	�88444	�88589	�-145	�
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