Copper hits record high as supply tightens outside the US
Copper hit a record high on Tuesday, with three-month LME CA1 up 0.6% at $14,597 a metric ton by 0330 GMT, after touching a record $14,617 earlier.
Copper hit a record high on Tuesday as the market stayed focused on flows of the metal into the United States amid tighter supply elsewhere. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange LME:CA1! 6% at $14,597 a metric ton by 0330 GMT, after reaching a record $14,617 earlier in the session.