India's Jaspal Rana took the silver medal after a shoot-out with New Zealander Greg Yelavich.

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Silver and copper are smaller markets, but their adherents argue that the industrial demands for the shiny stuff by nations that must build out their infrastructure products such as the fast speed transportation system in China or the ports of India, Thailand another emerging markets clearly suggest a shortage of silver and copper, possibly iron ore as well.

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When a wicket did come India's way, it was handed to them on a silver platter by Matthew Hayden.

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Adams, from Leeds, beat India's Mary Kom and is on course for at least a silver medal.

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I'd given up trying to solve this decorating conundrum when, on a recent trip to India Jane, an affordable furniture shop in London, I spotted a silver-framed, three-sided stand-up mirror.

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Or that India has public companies that offer credit to people wishing to buy gold or silver.

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Much of this was the result of ongoing economic weakness in the developed world, although elevated local silver prices also led to lower demand in price-sensitive markets such as India, the report said.

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Worries about demand for physical gold from China and India are getting some of the blame for the mass exodus of longs out of the gold and silver markets.

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