Copper futures fall on global cues

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 20 2013 | 8:04 PM IST

Copper futures prices fell by 0.30% to Rs 420.55 per kg today as speculators reduced their positions, driven by weak global trends.

At the Multi Commodity Exchange, copper for delivery in April declined by Rs 1.35, or 0.30%, to Rs 420.55 per kg, with a business volume of 4,788 lots.

Similarly, the metal for delivery in June lost Rs 1.20, or 0.28%, to Rs 425.50 per kg, with a trade volume of 377 lots.

Analysts said weak trend in copper in Shanghai where prices plunged more than 2%, following overnight losses at the London Metal Exchange on fears that high oil prices would hurt global economic growth, mainly kept pressure on the metal prices at futures trade today.

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First Published: Mar 10 2011 | 1:36 PM IST

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