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Copper up, but LME heads for loss

Feb 13 2009 10:23

Copper has risen, but disappointment over China's imports and a cool response to plans to save the US banking sector mean London prices are set to slip.

Commodities

Gold eases after rally

Feb 13 2009 10:14

Gold has eased after rising above $950 an ounce again previously, but holdings at the world's largest gold-backed fund have risen almost 4% to a record.

Commodities

Oil prices mixed but 'realistic'

Feb 13 2009 09:26

Oil prices are mixed in Asian trade but large energy stockpiles in the US continue to weigh on the benchmark New York price.

Commodities

Oil slides to multiyear lows

Feb 12 2009 21:41

Oil prices have slumped closer to the lowest levels in years because of growing doubts that the $789bn stimulus package will reinvigorate the US economy.

Commodities

Copper prices slip

Feb 12 2009 10:19

Shanghai copper has fallen, and London futures have added to a near 1% fall in a lukewarm response to the latest incarnation of a US stimulus package.

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Last updated: Sat 23:30

	Value		%
All Share	20,650.38		0.00
Top 40	18,590.30		0.00
Resource 20	38,391.87		0.00
Industrial 25	15,851.58		0.00
Financial 15	5,484.11		0.00
Daily brent crude ($/bbl)	45.00		0.00
ZAR/USD	9.91		0.00
ZAR/EUR	12.78		0.00
ZAR/GBP	14.22		0.00

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Q: Are you satisfied with the way Trevor Manuel has allocated funds in the budget speech?

		Yes, the cut in personal tax is a welcome relief.	61%
		No, he could've allocated more to social spending instead of bailing out SAA.	25%
		It's what I've come to expect.	14%


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