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Copper futures end lower on firm dollar

13 Aug 2021 Evaluate

Copper futures ended lower on Friday tracking firm dollar as the debate continued over when the US Federal Reserve will start to ease stimulus. However, growing concerns over supply disruptions from the world’s top producer Chile capped further fall in copper prices.

Copper futures for September delivery lost $0.0075 to settle at $4.36 a pound on the Comex metals division of New York Mercantile Exchange. Copper on the London Metal Exchange was down 0.47 percent at $9,467.50 a ton.