| Copper has outperformed other major commodities this year, with demand expected to hold up into next year. The metal slipped 0.5 per cent in afternoon trade on Tuesday to $US6673 a tonne from two-week highs marked the session before, hurt by concerns over China's sluggish housing market, although expectations of more European monetary stimulus provided support.
While copper is down about 9 per cent since the beginning of the year it has avoided the deeper selloff experienced this year by other commodities such as iron ore and oil..........................................Full Article: Source
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