US economic data that was largely promising, and signs that China will step in to support its cooling economy helped the price of struggling copper, at least in the Japanese markets. Copper continues to get battered by investment warehousing in China, and overall weak global construction demand.
On the LME, the copper 3-month price fell 0.1 percent to $6,550 per metric ton. Also on the LME, the cash price of primary copper held steady around $6,555 per metric ton.
On Thursday, March 27, the day’s biggest mover was the cash price of Japanese copper, which saw a 2.0 percent increase. This increase comes after the price fell for the two previous days. The price of US copper producer grade 110 declined 0.8 percent. The price of US copper producer grade 122 weakened by 0.8 percent. The price of US copper producer grade 102 saw a 0.8 percent decline.
Chinese copper closed mixed on Thursday. The price of Chinese copper bar declined 0.2 percent after two days of improvement. Following a couple days of improvement, the Chinese copper cash price weakened by 0.2 percent. The price of Chinese copper wire fell by 0.2 percent. The price of Chinese bright copper scrap was unchanged.