date:Jan 14, 2013
. Bullion rose 7 percent last year on the Comex in New York for a 12th consecutive annual gain, and traded at $1,660.80 an ounce today.
Benchmark Contract
Fifteen of 25 analysts said copper may increase, five were bearish and five were neutral. The metal for delivery in three months, the London Metal Exchanges benchmark contract, climbed 4.4 percent last year and was at $8,056 a ton today.
Nine of 19 people expected raw sugar to fall next week, eight predicted a gain and two were neutral. The