Copper futures ended lower on Tuesday after data showing a drop in US consumer confidence to the lowest level in six months as soaring corona virus infections dampened the US economic outlook. Meanwhile, investors are now focusing on the August US non-farm payrolls data due this Friday which could be the key to the US Federal Reserve's stimulus-taper decision.
Copper futures for December delivery fell $0.0005 to settle at $4.3750 a pound on the Comex metals division of New York Mercantile Exchange. Copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 1.17 percent at $9,520 a ton.