Nearly all the buying took place on the London Metal Exchange.
Members entitled to deal in the 'ring' of the London Metal Exchange.
Most of the trading occurred on the London Metal Exchange.
Most copper contracts are traded through the London Metal Exchange.
In 2008, steel began trading as a commodity on the London Metal Exchange.
Prices are now 54 cents a pound on the London Metal Exchange.
Those on the London Metal Exchange have dwindled to 72,000 tons from 108,000.
The London Metal Exchange is to issue its second of two weekly stockpile reports today.
But reports by the London Metal Exchange and others indicated that the glut continued.
It was the home of the London Metal Exchange until 1994.