Copper price sets new record in London
MINING.COM·2025-12-04 00:13

Stock image. Copper prices soared to a new record in London following a spike in orders to withdraw the metal from London Metal Exchange warehouses amid concerns of a global supply squeeze.Futures on the LME jumped as much as 2.6% to more than 11,400pertonneduringWednesdaysmorningtrading,surpassingthepreviouspeaksettwosessionsago.Ithassinceretreatedtoaroundthe11,400 per tonne during Wednesday’s morning trading, surpassing the previous peak set two sessions ago. It has since retreated to around the 11,100 level.The copper rally has been building momentum in recent weeks as a growing chorus of traders and analysts warned o ...