Scrap lead battery prices inch higher

Jan 03, 2013 | 01:23 PM | Daniel Fitzgerald

Tags  lead scrap prices, lead battery prices, junk battery prices, zinc scrap prices, LME, fiscal cliff, Daniel Fitzgerald

NEW YORK — Scrap lead battery free-market prices have moved up a penny on the back of higher prices on the London Metal Exchange, although some buyers say they are waiting to see if the rise is a temporary symptom of post-fiscal cliff optimism. Junk batteries moved up to a range of 37 to 39 cents per pound this week from 36 to 38 cents previously, while all....





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