Shanghai Futures Exchange copper prices slipped by just 10 yuan ($1.50) on Tuesday.
February copper settled at 52,270 yuan per tonne, down from 52,280 yuan per tonne on Monday. While the International Monetary Fund denied reports that it was in talks with Italy or Spain for any lending on Monday, metals held on to most of their gains for the session. On the London Metal Exchange, three-month copper recorded the biggest daily gain in a month, rising more than 3% on Monday, due to a weaker dollar and short covering. “Eurozone...
