LME ASIAN WRAP: Copper edges up in quiet trading

Sep 27, 2012 | 11:31 PM |

London Metal Exchange copper prices inched up in early Asian trading on Friday, although trading was very slim ahead of a week-long holiday in China. Three-month copper opened at $8,200 per tonne, up by 2.1% from its Thursday official settlement. It moved between $8,195-8,233.25 per tonne before trading at $8,227.75 by British time 02:09, up 0.3% from opening. “It's about expectations for supportive policy....





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