As usual, the low level of copper stocks has raised questions about how good the metal that remains in exchange warehouses is.

Signs of shrinking copper stocks provided the strongest upward pressure.

I was atellin' her about that copper stock, through Little Flower.

"He talked about the copper stock," said Slade.

Ms. Raptopoulos noted that copper stocks at the London Metal Exchange had also been falling.

Secondly, global copper stocks are very low.

The copper stock soars in value once again, so Kelly and Ginsberg are back in the money.

That seemed to put a drag on the copper stocks.

But one analyst is slightly positive about copper stocks for 1987.

Mr. Savaiko said the report is expected to show that copper stocks declined by 5,000 to 7,000 metric tons in the last week.