COMEX Copper Inventories (2017-10-6)

Published: Oct 09, 2017 10:32 (GMT+8)

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The table below shows copper inventories on the COMEX on October 6.

SHANGHAI, Oct. 9 (SMM) – The table below shows copper inventories on the COMEX on October 6.

LME Base Metals Cash to 3-Month Backwardation/Contango (2017-10-6)

	Inventories (short tonnes)
Date	Oct. 6	Oct. 5
Copper	199,935	199,478

SHFE Base Metals Warrants (2017-10-9)

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