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Stocks fall, but cannot explain the surge in prices

Total exchange stocks of nearly all the metals edged lower over the last month, which will have been a factor supporting prices. That said, the recent stock drawdowns have been relatively small. What’s more, the price of copper has surged, despite the fact that stocks are now higher than at the start of the year.

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