As of the end of last week, the combined totals from the London Metal Exchange, Shanghai Futures Exchange and Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange stood at 892, 084 tons, a jump of 51% from 588, 881 at the end of last year, said John Gross, an independent metals-industry consultant.

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