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Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mostly down during morning trading on Wednesday March 4, with novel coronavirus (2019-nCOV) jitters resurfacing after the United States Federal Reserve dropped interest rates by 50 basis points in an emergency cut.
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