Copper futures settle lower on weak demand outlook

01 Sep 2022 Evaluate

Copper futures settled lower on Wednesday due to demand worries following weak manufacturing activity in the world’s top metal consumer China. The China’s manufacturing sector diminished for the second straight month in August due to Covid-19 Pandemic, the record heatwave etc. Moreover, stronger American dollar driven by expectation of further interest rates hikes by federal reserve also makes prices under pressure.

Copper futures for December delivery lost $0.0325 to settle at $3.5185 a pound on the Comex metals division of New York Mercantile Exchange. Copper on the London Metal Exchange was down 0.79 percent at $ 7,801.50 a ton.

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