Chinese bright copper scrap improved by 6.9 percent on the weekly Copper MMI®, awarding itself the “Biggest Metal Price Mover Award.”
The price of Chinese copper wire rose 5.7 percent after falling 2.8 percent the previous week. The price of Chinese copper bar rose 3.9 percent after falling 2.1 percent the previous week. The cash price of Chinese copper rose 3.9 percent after falling 2.0 percent the previous week.
The Japanese copper cash price closed last week, following a 6.8 percent rise in its price.
The price of U.S copper producer grade 122 rose 6.4 percent after falling 3.3 percent the previous week. The price of U.S copper producer grade 110 rose 6.4 percent after falling 3.3 percent the previous week. The price of U.S. copper producer grade 102 rose 6.1 percent after falling 3.2 percent the previous week.
The primary copper cash price rose 6.4 percent on the LME to $7,310 per metric ton after falling 2.3 percent the previous week. The copper 3-month price rose 6.3 percent on the LME to $7,335 per metric ton after falling 2.2 percent the previous week.
Korean copper strip prices held steady.
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