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Copper Leads Plunge in Metals Prices as China Growth May Slow
Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Copper plunged the most in eight years, leading a decline for base metals, on concern that a slowing economy in China will erode demand growth that led to a 15-year high in prices last week.

Consumption of copper in China, the world's biggest buyer, fell 21 percent in July from a year earlier, leading a global decline of 3.3 percent, the Lisbon-based International Copper Study Group said yesterday. Aluminum prices in London today had their biggest drop in 16 years after inventories rose the most since July 2003. Zinc, lead and tin also fell.


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