Column: Funds stampede into copper as price breaks higher
Fund managers have rushed to buy copper after the price broke up out of its one-year trading range earlier this month.
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Global Commodities Holdings to work with ICE to create nickel contract
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Aluminum price falls as weak China demand weighs on industrial metals
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First Majestic starts selling bullion at Nevada mint facility
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