Metals traders monitor forex developments closely since they have the potential to influence both precious and base metals prices.

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Companies will be influenced positively by higher precious and base metal prices, stable input costs and a weaker U.S. dollar.

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It is not just the price of gold that has been rising: so, too, have the prices of precious and base metals.

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