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China worries continue to weigh on sentiment

Prices of most industrial metals fell sharply this week, largely reflecting persistent investor concerns about the prospects for Chinese demand. The latest data showed LME money managers cutting their net-long positions and US investors increasing their net-short positions in copper. Other commodity markets had a quieter week, with the exception of coffee, where prices rose sharply on a strengthening of the Brazilian real and somewhat lower stocks.

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