Copper futures ended higher on Monday, tracking weakness in the US dollar index after biggest weekly gain in more than two months last week. Although, concerns of possible withdrawal of US central bank stimulus and spike in coronavirus Delta variant cases globally have capped further gains in copper prices.
Copper futures for September delivery gained $0.1000 to settle at $4.2370 a pound on the Comex metals division of New York Mercantile Exchange. Copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 2.62 percent at $9,273.50 a ton.