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Copper May Gain for Fourth Day Before Manufacturing Report; Aluminum Rises

By Bloomberg

Copper may rise for a fourth day in New York on speculation figures will show stronger growth in manufacturing in the U.S., the world’s second-biggest consumer of the metal. Aluminum climbed to a 29-month high.

Manufacturing in the U.S. probably expanded in February at the fastest pace in almost seven years, economists said before an Institute for Supply Management report today. The European Commission raised its forecast for the euro region’s economic growth in 2011. For full article, click here.

 

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