WSJ: BASE METALS: Comex Copper Extends Gains After US Data
--Comex May copper recently traded up 6.15 cents, or 1.6%, at $3.8865 a pound
--U.S. manufacturing PMI beats expectations in March
--China's official gauge of manufacturing activity also shows expansion
--Bank of America-Merrill Lynch increases 2012 copper forecast to $3.75 a pound
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Copper futures added to their earlier gains on Monday after data showed the U.S. manufacturing sector expanded by more than economists had expected last month.
The industrial metal had already traded in positive territory, as traders bet that an upbeat reading on ...
