LME Inventory Update

FXStreet (Mumbai) - The daily warehouse stocks data released by the London Metal Exchange (LME) today showed a rise in the inventory levels of Copper, while the inventory levels of Aluminium, Zinc, Nickel and Lead declined.

Copper stocks rose by 925 tonnes today, while Aluminium inventory and Lead inventory decreased by 10400 tonnes and 25 tonnes respectively. Nickel stocks decreased by 108 tonnes, while that of Zinc fell by 2050 tonnes.

Dec 15, 2014

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