Copper market trends up ahead of holiday

Dec 23, 2011 | 02:25 PM | Chris Prentice

Tags  copper, copper prices, Comex, Chris Prentice

NEW YORK — Copper prices rose Friday on the back of positive economic headlines and short-covering, market participants told AMM.

Copper for March delivery, the most active Comex contract, closed at $3.4695 per pound Friday, up 1.6 percent from Thursday’s close and up almost 4 percent from Monday’s opening price.....





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