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Base metals prices at 0139 GMT Metal Last Change Pct Move End 2010 YTD pct chg LME Cu 9080.00 15.00 +0.17 9600.00 -5.42 SHFE Cu* 67820.00 860.00 +1.28 71850.00 -5.61 LME Alum 2550.00 10.00 +0.39 2470.00 3.24 SHFE Alum*16745.00 35.00 +0.21 16840.00 -0.56 COMEX Cu**410.50 0.30 +0.07 443.95 -7.53 LME Zinc 2242.00 -3.00 -0.13 2454.00 -8.64 SHFE Zinc 17280.00 285.00 +1.68 19475.00 -11.27 LME Nickel 23380.00 30.00 +0.13 24750.00 -5.54 LME Lead 2510.00 -12.00 -0.48 2550.00 -1.57 LME Tin 27850.00 150.00 +0.54 26900.00 3.53 LME/Shanghai arb^ 1118 Dollar/yuan 6.4891 \ 6.4895 ** 1st contract month for COMEX copper * 3rd contact month for SHFE aluminiumlouboutin box G7, copper and zinc ^ LME 3-m copper in yuan, including 17 pct VAT, minus SHFE third month (Reporting by Carrie Ho; Editing by Manolo Serapio Jr.)
* Copper down on contraction in Chinese factory sector
* Prices supported by China de-stocking - Freeport
* Nickel stocks at lowest since March 2009
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By Chris Kelly and Silvia Antonioli
NEW YORK/LONDON, July 21 - Copper ended down for a secondstraight day on Thursday, after data showing a contraction in China's vastmanufacturing sector lessened some demand optimism in the world's top metalsconsumer.
China's factory sector shrank for the first time in a year in July Wholesale Cheap Jerseys , asurvey showed, feeding worries among the country's main trading partners thatits growth is unsustainable. [ID:nL3E7IL0KM]
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Fears about sustainable growth in China and recovery concerns tied to debtproblems in Europe and the United States