Copper futures settle higher as American currency weakens overseas

24 May 2025 Evaluate

Copper futures settled higher on Friday as the American currency weakened against its major peers overseas after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose a new 50% tariffs on European Union imports from June 1 and a 25% tariff on Apple iPhones made outside the United States. However, worries over the United States' worsening fiscal health, limited further gains in copper prices.

Copper futures for July delivery gained $0.157 to settle at $4.8365 a pound on the Comex metals division of New York Mercantile Exchange. Copper on the London Metal Exchange was up by 1.15 percent at $9,610 a ton.

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