Spot copper markets 'frozen' as prices slip

Mar 01, 2013 | 03:56 PM | Suzy Waite

Tags  LME, copper, copper cathode, copper premium, copper prices, LME, Comex, warehouse stocks Suzy Waite

NEW YORK — The copper spot market ground to a halt during the week ended March 1 as traders continued to favor delivering metal into warehouses amid weak consumer demand and lower prices. Three-month copper closed the London Metal Exchange’s official session at $7,665 per tonne March 1, down 3 percent from $7,890 per....





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