US copper futures began the week with solid gains early on Monday, as a weaker dollar and stronger-than-expected Chinese import data drove the bullish sentiment and lifted prices of the metal back up near last week's 16-month peak. Benchmark copper for March delivery climbed 7.40 cents, or 2.2 percent, to $3.4745 per lb by 10:03 am EST (1503 GMT) on the New York Mercantile Exchange's COMEX division.
Range from $3.4130 to $3.5040. Last week, prices rallied to their loftiest level since August 2008, at $3.54 a lb. COMEX estimated futures volume at 7,187 lots by 9 am.
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