Copper prices swung between small gains and losses before finishing slightly higher Thursday as analysts monitored U.S.-China trade talks and weighed the latest Chinese economic figures.
Copper for March delivery, the most-active futures contract, ended up less than 0.1% at $2.7740 a pound on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices had fallen in five consecutive sessions entering Thursday and are more than 15% below their June four-year highs, though they are still up more than 5% for the year.
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