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LME ASIAN WRAP: Copper retreats from 3-month high

July 30, 2010 - 05:03 GMT Location: Shanghai

KEYWORDS: LME , Asia , copper , aluminium , lead , zinc , tin , nickel

LME copper fell back in correction in early Asian trading on Friday after hitting a three-month high in officials, leading most metals lower.

Three-month copper traded as low as $7,182 per tonne down 0.8% from opening, after briefly touching a high of $7,244. Aluminium lost as much as 0.3% to $2,086 per tonne. "LME prices have been posting continuous gains, and longs are becoming cautious as a result," said an analyst in Shenzhen. Copper was pushed to a three-month high in...

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