Strong Chinese demand puts copper in a bull market5 Jun 2020 08:46
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Strong Chinese demand puts copper in a bull market
Consumption of metal after easing of lockdowns boosts price by 20% from March lows
Copper, the world’s most important industrial metal, entered a bull market on Thursday, boosted by strong demand from China and hedge funds closing bearish bets.
The metal, which is used in almost all construction projects and white goods and is a big source of earnings for global miners, was up just over 20 per cent from its March low on Thursday evening, above $5,530 a tonne. At that level it meets the normal definition of a bull market.