Thursday, October 19, 2006
Metals prices higher; copper holds firm
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by Brian Turner
by Brian Turner

In metals markets on Thursday, gold added 0.9 percent to $598.00 after going as high as $600.30 earlier in the day. Among base metals, lead added 0.7 to $1,505 per tonne, while aluminium was 1 percent higher to $2,741 per tonne, tin gained 1.6 percent to $9,860, zinc was up 1.8 percent to $3,950 per tonne on low inventories, and nickel added 2.8 percent to $31,750 per tonne. Copper held steady at $7,650 per tonne.
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