Copper Claims Top Honours

Copper earned topped honours as the best performing investment for 2009, and the metal extended its ascent into the new year, reaching a 16-month high on Monday. The New Year’s run was fuelled by a looming strike at the Chuquicamata mine in Chile.

Copper earned top honours as the best performing investment for 2009, and the metal extended its ascent into the new year, reaching a 16-month high on Monday. The New Year’s run was fuelled by a looming strike at the Chuquicamata mine in Chile. On Tuesday, news that a resolution to the strike was on the horizon snapped the metals trend; ending the 10-day climb, the longest advance since the 10-day period ending December 12, 2005.

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