| From AFP: At the London Metal Exchange, the last remaining 'open out-cry' market in Europe, traders shout and gesticulate as normal, but fears of recession has diminished their appetite for risk, dampening prices.
While the prices of zinc, copper and other base metals are fixed at the end of frenetic five-minute sessions in the 'ring,' situated in the LME's centre, it is a sense of caution which is ultimately prevailing among traders. "The crisis has changed the mentality in the market, maybe for ever," said a trader who requested anonymity...... Full Article: Source
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