1.   And while stockpiles remain high, the latest monthly survey of producers by the International Primary Aluminum Institute showed production rising for the third straight month.

2.   Copper futures rose as stockpiles remain lower than a year ago, even after an eight-day runup, at the start of a seasonal slowdown in demand.

3.   Crude oil was steady as stockpiles remain above year-ago levels, even with a drop in supplies last week.

4.   In NEW YORK, crude oil was steady as stockpiles remain above year-ago levels, even with a drop in supplies last week.

5.   In NEW YORK, coffee rose, after trading little changed for most of the day, amid expectations that exchange stockpiles will remain low for several months.

6.   Meantime, U.S. crude oil stockpiles remain ample after a recent wave of imports from Africa and Europe, traders said.

7.   Nuclear components, including equipment for uranium conversion, are still missing, the atomic energy agency said, while large stockpiles of uranium remain in Iraq.

8.   Prices rose earlier this week on expectations that exchange stockpiles will remain low until imports arrive from harvests in Central America and elsewhere beginning in September.

9.   Soybean futures slipped after the government said a record South American crop will reduce demand for U.S. supplies in coming months, though stockpiles will remain tight.

10.   Still stockpiles remain historically low, Spilka said before the report was issued.