Tuesday, 03 July 2007

Copper Futures Rebound in New York on Concern Strikes Will Grow in Chile

(Bloomberg) -- Copper futures rose in New York,
erasing earlier losses, on concern striking workers will increase
protests in Chile, the world's largest source of the metal.

Contract workers at Chile's state-owned Codelco, the world's
largest copper producer, said yesterday that protests will worsen
unless the company negotiates. The price of copper gained
2 percent last week as labor unrest that began June 25 cut
Codelco output.


Read more at Bloomberg Commodities News

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