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To: StanX Long who wrote (56244)	11/26/2001 2:39:02 AM
From: StanX Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

This is a good sign. Stan Friday, 23 November, 2001, 16:35 GMT Metal prices spark recovery hopes Aluminium prices have risen by 9% this month news.bbc.co.uk It is an old but solid rule that in a manufacturing economy a change in the price of base metals is an early indication of coming economic adjustment. So the pick-up in base metals prices over the past two weeks is a matter to be welcomed. Leading the way as usual is copper, one of the most widely used metals in industry after iron. Huge US copper producer Phelps Dodge timed its bid for Asarco excellently a couple of months ago.