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Home / Metal News / LME Base Metals Inventories (2017-10-30)

LME Base Metals Inventories (2017-10-30)

Oct 30, 2017 18:06

Source:SMM

The table below shows inventories of base metals on the LME on Oct. 30.

SHANGHAI, Oct. 30 (SMM) – The table below shows inventories of base metals on the LME on Oct. 30.

	Inventories (tonne)
	Oct. 30	Change
Copper	273,625	+1,000
Aluminum	1,193,925	-2,675
Zinc	258,950	-1,875
Lead	149,125	-450
Nickel	382,872	-1,422
Tin	2,095	0

base metals

copper

aluminum

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