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To: goldsheet who wrote (3141)	12/19/2000 2:44:37 PM
From: TheBusDriver	Respond to of 8010

<<China apparently dumped 60 million ounces from stockpiles so far this year. >> thanks Bob....still trying to get my head around all this. wayne

To: goldsheet who wrote (3141)	12/21/2000 3:17:41 PM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 8010

China you say? Updated Thu Dec 21 13:40 ET BRIDGE UPDATE--PRECIOUS METALS: SNB sells 6.2 tns gold Dec 9-20 Dec. 21--1839 GMT/1339 ET ................................................................. TOP STORIES: SWISS GOLD: SNB sells around 6.2 tns reserves Dec 9-20 Zurich--Dec. 21--The Swiss National Bank sold 94.1 million Swiss francs' worth of its gold reserves in the 10 days through Dec. 20, it announced Thursday. This is equivalent to around 6 tonnes, and brings the total of its planned second-tranche sale quota of 100 tonnes by end-March to around 45 tonnes. ( Story .12293 ) Asia Precious Metals Review: Spot gold capped at $273 per ounce Tokyo--Dec. 21--Spot gold was capped at U.S. $273 per ounce in Asia Thursday after rising overnight in the U.S. market, dealers said. Silver eased as dealers marked down prices on prevailing bearish sentiment. Trading was quiet on spot platinum and palladium, dealers said, with Japanese players inactive on trade in the two metals. ( Story .2200 ) Asia Metals Focus: China seen allowing 8-10 firms to export silver Hong Kong--Dec. 20--The Chinese government is expected to allot quotas to 8-10 Chinese firms, that will be allowed to export silver made by locally produced raw materials, in 2001 compared with two firms in 2000, sources in China said Wednesday. They see the amount of quotas the government will allot in 2001 rising sharply from 280 tonnes in 2000 given the fact that the government and producers want to cut the domestic surplus. ( Story .2016 )