Copper down 0.4% on profit-bookings

Copper futures for February declined by Rs 1.75, or 0.41% to Rs 424.60 per kg in 9,946 lots.

At the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), the April contract traded lower by Rs 1.65, or 0.38 per cent to Rs 431.10 per kg in 4377 lots.

Prices went down as speculators booked profits driven by a fall in spot market demand.