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The US stocks closed down negatively affected by the disappointing quarterly results of General Electric (GE) and US banks; the US dollar rebounded due to a drop in US consumer confidence index; in precious metal market, COMEX gold for December delivery closed at USD 1051.5/oz, up USD 0.9/oz, and the silver for December delivery closed at USD 17.42/oz, up Cents 0.5/oz. The US crude oil futures prices increased on Friday, and NYMEX crude oil for November delivery closed at USD 78.53/brarrel, up USD 0.95/barrel.
Lead prices are expected to move in the RMB 15,550-15,650/mt range in domestic spot market.
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