Copper futures end higher on strong Chinese data

01 Oct 2020 Evaluate

Copper futures ended higher on Wednesday as strong economic data from world's top metal consumer China improved investor sentiment. Data showed China’s factory activity extended solid growth in September, underlined a steady economic recovery from the corona virus pandemic, while China’s services sector grew at a faster pace in September. Further, hopes for fresh US stimulus measures with better than expected US jobs data, too supported copper prices uptrend.

Copper futures for December delivery gained $0.0425 to settle at $3.0325 a pound on the Comex metals division of New York Mercantile Exchange. Copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 1.41% at $6,672.00 a ton.

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