Copper Rises for Second Day on Better-Than-Expected U.S. Data
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Copper gained for a second day in London as U.S. data showed demand from the second-largest user may improve. Aluminum and nickel also advanced.
Copper for delivery in three months climbed as much as 0.6 percent to $7,876.25 a metric ton on the London Metal Exchange and was at $7,868.75 at 2:04 p.m. in Shanghai, rising 3.5 percent this year. April futures on the Shanghai Futures Exchange added 0.4 percent to 57,030 yuan ($9,149) a ton.