Industrial Metals Fall On Sluggish Data

CNBC reported industrial metals prices, including palladium, fell on Wednesday on new data showing slowed growth in the U.S. and China.

As quoted in the market news:

Copper, platinum, palladium and silver ended lower Wednesday.

The Institute for Supply Management said its index of U.S. manufacturing remained below 50 for the second straight month in July, which means manufacturing is contracting. Export orders fell to the lowest level since April 2009.

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