Copper rises by 0.4% on global cues

Speculators created fresh positions in tandem with a firming global trend

Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : May 21 2015 | 11:56 AM IST
Copper prices moved up 0.39% to Rs 402.35 per kg in futures trade today as speculators created fresh positions in tandem with a firming global trend.

Furthermore, pick-up in demand from consuming industries at domestic markets supported the upside.

Copper for delivery in June contracts traded higher by Rs 1.55, or 0.39%, to Rs 402.35 per kg in a business turnover of 1,068 lots in futures trading at Multi Commodity Exchange.

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Also, metal for delivery in August contracts gained Rs 1.60, or 0.38%, to trade at Rs 407.30 per kg with a business volume of 28 lots.

Analysts attributed this to a firm global trend as most industrial metals climbed as manufacturing data from China, the world's biggest consumer, signalled the first improvement in three months.

Meanwhile, copper for delivery in three months added 0.5% to $6,248 a tonne on the London Metal Exchange, while in Shanghai, July delivery gained 0.7% to 45,060 yuan ($7,265) per tonne.

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First Published: May 21 2015 | 11:13 AM IST

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