智利地震导致铜价攀升

智利周末遭受地震袭击之后，铜价在周日晚上骤然上涨至七周最高点。
Copper prices rose sharply in electronic screen trading Sunday night and hit a seven-week high after a weekend earthquake rocked Chile.

由于智利是全球最大的产铜国，地震引发的供应量担忧导致铜价上涨。
The boost came from worries about supplies, since Chile is the world's largest copper-producing nation.

分析师称，到目前为止，地震对采矿业的实际影响看来有限，部分是因为8.8级地震发生在智利南部的沿海海域，而许多大型采矿业务均位于北部。
So far, analysts say, the actual impact on mining operations appears limited, particularly since the 8.8-magnitude quake struck in the waters off the southern portion of Chile and many of the major mining operations are in the north.

但有报道称地震至少造成了一些采矿业务被迫中断。而且分析师称，即使矿山遭受的损毁有限，人们也会有其它方面的担忧，例如是否有充足的电力和燃料，以及至少在近期如何将这些金属运往市场等。
Still, there were reports of at least some disruptions. And even if mines suffer limited damage, analysts said, there are still other worries, such as availability of electricity and fuel, plus transportation of metal to the market, at least in the short term.

Archer Financial Services分析师普莱特说，由于基础设施受损，智利的铜供应将受到干扰，风险溢价目前在市场中得到了体现，公司正对这一预期做出反应。
'We are responding to the prospect that, due to damage to infrastructure, supplies from Chile will be disrupted, and [the market] is putting in a risk premium,' said Stephen Platt, analyst with Archer Financial Services.

在纽约商品交易所Comex分部，三月铜期货周日晚上涨15.95美分至每磅3.4280美元，涨幅4.9%。拥有最多未平仓持有量的五月合约上涨16.20美分至3.4460美元，涨幅4.9%。
Sunday evening, nearby March copper was up 15.95 cents, or 4.9%, to $3.4280 a pound on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The May contract, which has the most open positions, was up 16.20 cents, or 4.9%, to $3.4460.

伦敦金属交易所周一电子交易开市时，铜价上涨5.6%，但不久即开始下跌，证明这是条件反射性上涨。伦敦金属交易所铜的交易价格为每吨7,439美元，比前一个下午的场外交易价格上涨了3.4%。
London Metal Exchange copper rallied 5.6% at the open of electronic trading Monday, but the move proved to be a knee-jerk reaction, with prices retreating soon after. LME copper traded at $7,439 a ton, up 3.4% on the previous afternoon kerb.

标准银行分析师在Comex开市前不久发布的研究报告称，目前地震对铜生产的影响看来有限，但却不容忽视，目前市场前景依然表明铜供应方长期表现不佳。
'The impact on copper production appears to be limited for now but should not be insignificant in a copper market that continues to see a chronic underperforming supply side,' said a research note put out shortly before the Comex open by analysts with Standard Bank.