WSJ: BASE METALS: Lower Chinese Imports Weigh On Copper Prices
By Tatyana Shumsky
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Lower Chinese copper imports and a stronger dollar pressured Comex copper futures Friday.
China's May copper imports fell 3% from a month ago, and are down 36% from the same month last year, to 254,738 metric tons. China's tighter credit measures have reined in the world's top copper consumer's appetite for the red metal this year, with January to May ...
