Copper prices rose on Monday as optimism around a U.S. stimulus raised hopes of better demand for metals and a recovery in the world’s biggest economy.
Copper is often used as a gauge of global economic health.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange rose 1% to $7,990 a tonne by 0314 GMT, while the most-traded March copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange advanced 1.6 to 58,810 yuan ($9,107.24) a tonne.
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