Copper prices overnight hit their highest point since May as traders awaited the signing of a US-China Phase 1 trade deal and Chinese data that will show whether a pick-up in economic activity has been maintained.
China is the largest consumer of metals, but the trade dispute with Washington contributed to a slowing of its economy in 2019, pushing down industrial metals prices.
Factory output in China began to contract last year but returned to expansion in November and December.
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