61.   GNI trading house said that bullish US housing starts data pushed prices upwards in New York.

62.   GNI trading house said that copper traders were troubled by the prospect of subdued economic growth in the United States.

63.   GNI trading house said that if the copper mines of Kolwezi and Likasi fall to the rebels, production and exports from the region might be interrupted.

64.   Heavy rains in July did not seem to have damaged the crop, the London trading house said.

65.   He will not receive any compensation for his summary sacking, the British finance house said.

66.   However, GNI trading house said that a slow-down in the construction industry in numerous countries in Southeast Asia was likely to hit demand for copper.

67.   However, the GNI trading house said that gold prices seem to have fallen too sharply and that prices would rise again soon for technical reasons.

68.   In the longer-term, the GNI trading house said it expected a surplus in copper supplies next year, which would cause prices to fall back.

69.   But GNI trading house said that a new wave of selling might cause prices to plummet because of increased quantities of copper on the market.

70.   But London-based trading house GNI said that demand for copper, used mainly in construction and manufacturing industry, was solidly on the rise.