US copper futures down early on Monday as investors took their cue from the dollar and crude oil - two fundamental factors set to drive the red metal's near-term price direction, analysts said. Copper for July delivery settled down 1.00 cent at $3.6130 a lb on the New York Mercantile Exchange's COMEX division.
The session range spanned from $3.5810 to $3.6630. By midday, estimated copper volumes stood at 17,432 lots. Final volumes on Friday totalled 26,394 lots. Open interest in the market fell by 993 lots to 96,271 contracts open as of June 6.
Copper prices under pressure from negative tone in crude oil and a positive turnaround in the dollar versus the euro, said trader. Copper's ability to gain ground near-term "complicated" due to an oversold dollar and heavily overbought conditions in the energy market, said MF Global analyst Edward Meir. COMEX copper stocks were flat at 11,051 short tons on Friday.
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