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LME ASIAN WRAP: Base metals still on China inflation

February 09, 2012 - 02:58 GMT Location: Shanghai

KEYWORDS: London Metal Exchange , copper , aluminium , lead , zinc , nickel , tin , price

Base metals were mainly steady in early Asian trading on the London Metal Exchange on Thursday, after a rise in China's inflation.

By 04:30 GMT, three-month copper stood at $8,563 per tonne, up $3 from its opening price. The red metal traded as high as $8,658.25 per tonne and as low as $8,497 per tonne. SHFE May copper stood at 62,040 yuan ($9,863) per tonne, 1.2% higher from opening and 1.6% higher from Wednesday’s settlement. China’s latest consumer price index (CPI) showed prices rose 4.5% year-on-year in January, according to the National...

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