Article: Copper rally continues; gold, silver also hot.(Business)

Byline: CLARE BLACK

LONDON, Apr. 9 (Reuters) a" Copper hit a new record peak early on Friday, moving ever closer to $ 6,000 a ton as funds, encouraged by strong fundamentals and dwindling stocks, continued to plough money into the red-hot commodities sector.

London Metal Exchange copper futures closed at $ 5,725 a ton on Friday, having earlier peaked at $ 5,830 and versus Thursdayas close of $ 5,778.

Gold briefly got closer to $ 600 an ounce after hitting a 25-year high on Friday, but it erased gains in late trading as a rally in the dollar and softer oil prices prompted some investors to book profits.

Silver also climbed to new highs ...

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