Copper prices rise 0.21% on strong global cues

NEW DELHI, Aug 20: Copper futures rose 0.21 per cent to Rs 425.85 per kg today on positive cues from the overseas markets and a pick-up in spot demand.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange, copper for delivery in November rose by 90 paise, or 0.21 per cent, to Rs 425.85 per kg, with a turnover of six lots.
Similarly, the metal for delivery in August was up by 80 paise, or 0.19 per cent, at Rs 415.70 per kg, with a trade volume of 130 lots.
Globally, copper for three-month delivery traded little changed at USD 6,867.75 per tonne on the London Metal Exchange (LME).
Market analysts attributed the rise in copper futures to a firming trend in base metals pack on the LME after a jump in US home building increased speculation that demand is rising in the second- biggest user of industrial metals. (PTI)