Copper futures ended lower on Tuesday as US dollar strengthened sharply last night ahead of the release of the minutes from the US Federal Reserve's pivotal June meeting. However, lower-than-expected stocks release in the world’s top consumer China and strong US jobs data capped further fall in red metal prices.
Copper futures for September delivery lost $0.0250 to settle at $4.2510 a pound on the Comex metals division of New York Mercantile Exchange. Copper on the London Metal Exchange was down 2.09 percent at $9,312 a ton.