LME base metals were mixed and trading in tight ranges on Thursday
due to lingering concerns about Greek debt and the U.S. fiscal
situation. Copper showed signs of further correction after it settled
down by $ 62 per tonne at $ 7743 per tonne. Indian Copper futures are
likely to find resistance at Rs 441 per kg and support at Rs 434 per kg.
The prices of February expiry closed at Rs 437.8 per kg.
LME Zinc ended at $ 2185 per tonne when last checked, down by $ 16 per
tonne. A further increase of 3125 tonnes was noted in Zinc inventories
today with total stockpiles at record high of 1200450 tonnes. MCX Zinc
settled trading at Rs 110.2 per kg, up 0.23%.
Dollar was largely
stronger last night before the US data after which it closed down.
However till the time damage was done in metals and it induced selling
pressure. Dollar closed marginally lower against the Euro at 1.295.
In
the U.S., the Commerce Department reported earlier that new home sales
fell by 0.3% to a seasonally adjusted 368000 units in October. There are
also concerns about the need for the US Congress to reach a compromise
to avoid $600 billion in tax increases and spending cuts due to start in
January, a combination known as the fiscal cliff that could hurt the
world's largest economy.
In Eurozone, National Institute of
Statistics said that Spanish retail sales rose to a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of -9.7% in October, from -11.0% in the preceding month.
Greece lenders reached an agreement this week to reduce country's
debt-reduction target by EUR 40 billion to 124% of gross domestic
product by 2020. But the lack of detail on how Greece will implement
reforms needed to meet its new debt targets has affected investor
confidence.
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