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Monday, December 22, 2008

Copper, Zinc Rise Limit in Shanghai as Plunge Seen Overdone

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By Li Xiaowei

Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Copper and zinc futures on the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose the maximum daily limit as some investors may have viewed recent drops as excessive.

Copper for March delivery rose 4 percent from the previous settlement price to 23,350 yuan ($3,411) at 9:25 a.m. local time, after plunging to a five-year low last week.

Zinc for March delivery traded at 9,755 yuan after rising 4 percent from the previous settlement price to 9,785 yuan earlier.

To contact the reporter for this story: Li Xiaowei in Shanghai at Xli12@bloomberg.net




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