Copper Price Roundup: Chinese Bright Copper Scrap Falls 18.8% for the Week

The week’s biggest mover on the weekly Copper MMI® was the price of Chinese bright copper scrap, which saw a 18.8 percent decline. This comes on the heels of a 0.4 percent increase the week before. The price of Chinese copper bar rose 0.4 percent after falling 1.1 percent during the previous week. The Chinese copper cash price rose 0.4 percent after falling 1.1 percent during the previous week. The price of Chinese copper wire rose 0.3 percent after falling 1.1 percent during the previous week.

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The price of US copper producer grade 122 rose 3.4 percent after falling 0.8 percent during the previous week. The price of US copper producer grade 110 rose 3.4 percent after falling 0.8 percent during the previous week. The price of US copper producer grade 102 rose 3.2 percent after falling 0.7 percent during the previous week. Closing out the fifth week of rising prices, the cash price of primary Japanese copper gained 0.3 percent. Korean copper strip traded sideways last week.

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The primary copper cash price rose 3.7 percent on the LME to $7,302 per metric ton after falling 0.8 percent during the previous week. The 3-month price of copper rose 3.6 percent on the LME to $7,330 per metric ton after falling 0.8 percent during the previous week.

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