Copper futures shed 0.46% as global trend weakens

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Feb 23 2017 | 10:57 AM IST
Copper futures fell 0.46 per cent to Rs 403.25 per kg today as speculators trimmed positions amid a weak trend in global markets.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange, copper for delivery in February declined Rs 1.85, or 0.46 per cent, to Rs 403.25 per kg, in a business turnover of 32,267 lots.
The metal for delivery in far-month April was trading 1.75, or 0.43 per cent down, at Rs 406.75 per kg, in a business volume of 3,640 lots.
Analysts said that a weakening trend in base metals overseas amid signs of a slower-than-expected demand recovery in China after Lunar New Year holidays, mainly kept pressure on copper futures here.
Globally, copper for three-month delivery dropped 0.2 per cent at the London Metal Exchange (LME).
Besides, fall in demand at domestic spot markets, weighed on prices, they said.

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First Published: Feb 23 2017 | 10:57 AM IST

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