The slump in the US electronics and computer industries looks likely to keep a lid on tin premiums until gadget sales pick up, said observers.Depressed sales in the tech industries this year have weighed heavily on the US tin market, which accounts for 40 percent of the 50,000 tpy consumed."The whole tech sector has stopped and the downturn in the electronic industry is a big blow,"said one trader."At the start of the year a customer might buy 200 tonnes whereas now it's nearly half that amount."
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