| Copper prices jumped to their highest level in more than three weeks on Thursday after a national holiday in China put a pause on negative news from the world’s leading metals consumer.
The most actively traded contract, for December delivery, rose 5.50 cents, or 2.4%, to settle at $2.3845 a pound on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. This was the highest settlement since Aug. 10, when prices closed at $2.400 a pound...............................................Full Article: Source |