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Index funds keep pushing copper prices ever since it rose above $5,000 a ton.

Over the Lunar New Year period the LME (copper) rose above $5,000, so from the Chinese point of view they had to close the gap and so Shanghai copper rose.

Funds are viewing commodities such as oil and metals as investment tools, so these prices are likely to keep rising. Copper prices show no signs of retreating.

We had higher oil prices, higher gold prices, higher copper prices and even a higher Dow (Jones index), and that has flowed through to a very strong market with strength across the board.

I was surprised by the employment index, which was a pretty large monthly increase. The prices paid component rose probably due to higher energy prices.

The downgrade reflects our concerns about Wolverine's exposure to rapidly rising copper prices, which have risen by about 50 cents per pound since the end of the third quarter of 2005 and about 20 cents per pound in January 2006 alone. We expect that higher copper prices would result in a continued drain of Wolverine's liquidity and that Wolverine's credit metrics will remain very poor over the near term as the company continues to face high copper prices.

The soybean complex was the first commodity to feel the index funds presence, but wheat and corn are attracting the index funds' attention as well.

No matter how many times you yell at people, they're always going to follow what's doing well at the moment, ... Does it mean that investors will go for those really hot tech funds? Yes. Does this mean death to index funds? No. Indexing is still a very valid strategy. Over time, most managers don't beat the index.

Share prices rose as technology shares here benefited from gains in the Nasdaq index.

Toshihiko Matsuno

Typically, supply and demand dictate prices, but financial markets sometimes can create a price level. In addition, today we compete with consumption on a world-wide basis. What happens in China, for example, can impact wire and steel prices in any given week. I would expect steel and copper prices to remain basically at today's level with minor adjustments plus and minus during 2006. Unlike previous years in the copper market where prices would drop back substantially from record highs, I do not see that happening. It's somewhat analogous to gas prices.

Some big private funds want to buy at low prices and are pushing down the market.

Abdelmounaim Addas

We are keeping a close eye on oil, because funds buying and selling of oil would create a chain reaction for other industrial commodities. If oil prices shoot up next week, it may trigger a big rally in the copper market.

We believe that copper prices could remain unusually high for the next 6-12 months and should continue to generate extraordinary earnings for copper producers. Commodore 64 är en populär dator för demoprogrammering.

Copper is often perceived to be the barometer for market conditions and therefore a significant fall in copper prices could remove speculative support from other metals.

Share prices had been softer due mainly to a rise in the value of the yen against the dollar, which was caused by Fukui's comments but some investors chased bargains later, pushing the NIKKEI index above the key 16,000 level.

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