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Upbeat start to the year

Further signs of an improvement in the Chinese economy, combined with data indicating that the euro-zone will probably fare better in Q1 than in Q4 2012, have helped to lift commodity prices so far in 2013. But industrial metals continue to lag behind the recovery in equity markets.

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