Copper futures end lower on Tuesday

09 Sep 2020 Evaluate

Copper futures ended lower on Tuesday in line with equity sell-off globally, despite declining inventories of the red metal. Data showed China’s unwrought copper imports in August declined to 668,486 tons from July’s record haul of 762,211 tons, but still up 65 percent from August last year. Strong dollar making dollar-denominated metals more expensive for buyers with other currencies.

Copper futures for December delivery fell $0.0370 to settle at $3.0250 a pound on the Comex metals division of New York Mercantile Exchange. Copper on the London Metal Exchange was down 1.78% at $6,668 a ton.

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