Copper Rises First Time in Four Days on U.S. Budget Talks
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Copper gained for the first time in four days as industrial metals advanced on signs that U.S. lawmakers will reach an agreement on the budget.
Metal for delivery in three months rose as much as 0.3 percent to $8,090 a metric ton on the London Metal Exchange, before trading at $8,079 by 1:41 p.m. Shanghai time. The contract has gained 6.3 percent this year. The March contract on the Comex in New York rose 0.4 percent to $3.681 a pound.