Copper slides to five-week lows as AI-related stock selloff hits sentiment
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[Close-up of new and shiny сopper pipe.] SimoneN/iStock via Getty Images Copper futures fell Thursday as inventories on the London Metal Exchange surged and a global selloff in AI-related stocks sapped risk appetite, according to Bloomberg. Copper dropped as much as 2%, tracking…
Read at the source ↗MARKET IMPACTNEUTRAL✦ News Impact agent estimateTone: expected bearishCopper is sensitive to AI infrastructure demand and tariff expectations, so the tech selloff and rising LME stocks weigh on prices.AI-generated summary
✦ IN BRIEF · AIAI-generated summary
- 01Copper dropped as much as 2%, tracking losses in equity markets.
- 02Inventories on the London Metal Exchange surged and weighed on prices.
- 03Speculation that the U.S. may abandon proposed refined copper tariffs is redirecting shipments to Comex.
NEWS IMPACT AND MARKET REACTIONChange from the reference price
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.66.38 USD-3.62%today -3.66%Negative Southern Copper Corporation188.92 USD-4.62%today -4.62%Negative Copper6.44 USD+0.18%today -2.12%Negative
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