Copper futures settle higher on Thursday

23 May 2025 Evaluate

Copper futures settled higher on Thursday on signs of strength in the US economy after data showed weekly jobless claims fell to a 1-month low and the May S&P manufacturing PMI unexpectedly increased. However, some gains were limited as the Republican-controlled US House of Representatives passed a bill that would cut taxes and is expected to burden the US with trillions of dollars of debt.

Copper futures for July delivery gained $0.0075 to settle at $4.6795 a pound on the Comex metals division of New York Mercantile Exchange. Copper on the London Metal Exchange was down by 0.35 percent at $9,500.50 a ton.

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