Copper futures end lower as dollar strengthens

23 Oct 2020 Evaluate

Copper futures ended lower on Thursday as dollar strengthened due to fading hopes for a corona virus aid package ahead of the US presidential election. Further, surging corona virus pandemic cases in the United States and Europe too added pressure on commodity prices. Though, some losses were capped by a better than expected US jobs report. Data showed US initial claims for unemployment benefits dropped 55,000 to a seasonally adjusted 787,000 in the week ended October 17, suggesting a recovery in the labour market, but the overall number was still relatively high.

Copper futures for December delivery fell $0.0450 to settle at $3.1535 a pound on the Comex metals division of New York Mercantile Exchange. Copper on the London Metal Exchange was down 0.99% at $6,922.50 a ton.

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