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Mining News Pro - The copper price recouped some of Monday’s losses after China pledged more support to help revive an economy that’s been imperiled by the escalating virus outbreak.
The metal fell on Monday to the lowest in three months with mounting concern about the outlook for demand due both to spreading lockdowns in China and the continuing war in Ukraine.
On Tuesday, copper rose as much as 2.3% in China as the country’s central bank vowed to increase monetary support to the real economy, especially for industries and small businesses hit hard by the pandemic.
That follows the People’s Bank of China’s decision Monday to cut the amount of money that banks need to have in reserve for their foreign currency holdings, an attempt to help limit the drop in the yuan.
Copper for delivery in July rose 1.6% from Monday’s settlement price, touching $4.54 per pound ($9,997 per tonne) on the Comex market in New York.
Fund managers have been increasing bearish bets on the CME copper contract over the last couple of weeks, Reuters columnist Andy Home reported.
“With declines in aluminum and nickel as well, the overall picture that emerges is that China’s weakened demand outlook is outweighing supply concerns, which were elevated after Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine on Feb. 24,” wrote Reuters columnist Clyde Russell.
“Policy may be the salvation for China’s iron ore and base metal demand this year,” Vivek Dhar, commodities analyst at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, wrote in a note.
“Policymakers are hoping for a soft landing, helping stabilize commodity demand in the property construction sector,” while infrastructure investment in the country is also expected to rise significantly this year, he added.
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