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Copper yesterday traded with the positive node and settled 1.84% up at 334.85. Copper climbed to its highest level in three weeks on Thursday, after strong regional manufacturing data in the United States pointed to brighter economic prospects and offset labor market concerns and higher producer inflation. In yesterday's trading session copper has touched the low of 324.15 after opening at 328.25, and finally settled at 334.85. For today's session market is looking to take support at 326.9, a break below could see a test of 319 and where as resistance is now likely to be seen at 340, a move above could see prices testing 345.2.

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Personalized blood tests for cancer using whole genome sequencing have been developed by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists.

Data from the whole genome sequencing of cancer patients was used by Boffins to develop individualized blood tests they believe can help physicians tailor patients'' treatments. The genome-based blood tests, believed to be the first of their kind, may be used to monitor tumor levels after therapy and determine cancer recurrence.

Reserve Bank of India Governor Duvvuri Subbarao announced that steps taken by the central banking institution to control inflation will yield positive results in the long term.

Mr. Subbarao said, "We have raised the CRR (Cash Reserve Ratio) by 75 basis point in order to absorb the liquidity of 36,000 crore and we are hoping that will go a long a way towards managing inflation expectations."

Steven Smith, leg-spinning Australian all-rounder has admitted that his national ODI debut is all due to the advice he received from former leg-spinning great Shane Warne.

While Australia''s main spinner, Nathan Hauritz, rests Smith will make a keenly anticipated one-day international debut against the West Indies at the MCG today. Soon afterwards, he will depart with the Twenty20 team to New Zealand, his maiden international tour.

Researchers, raising the possibility that the tea may protect against glaucoma and other eye diseases, have said that green tea contains healthful substances that can penetrate eye tissues.

Benefits of green tea were confirmed by the Scientists in ACS''s bi-weekly Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

Crude futures pared gains late Thursday in post-settlement trading after the Federal Res