Copper $ 5.3985 / lb 0.69%
Brent Crude Oil $ 59.84 / bbl 1.53%
Palladium $ 1689.5 / ozt 1.53%
Crude Oil $ 56.03 / bbl 1.72%
Natural Gas $ 3.962 / Btu 0.66%
Silver Futures $ 65.925 / ozt 3.34%
Aluminum Futures $ 2878 / ton -0.07%
Micro Gold Futures $ 4351.8 / ozt 0.44%
Micro Silver Futures $ 65.925 / ozt 3.36%
Platinum $ 1941.7 / ozt 3.60%
Gold Futures $ 4352.2 / ozt 0.43%
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Copper price surges on smallest US jobs gain in seven months

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 03, 2021 | 8:47 am Intelligence Markets USA Copper 

The copper price rose on Friday after data out of the US showed employment growth in the world’s largest economy is sputtering. Copper for delivery in December rose 1% from Thursday’s settlement price, touching $4.351 per pound ($9,572 per tonne) on the...

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