US MIDDAY: copper soars

30 Jun, 2011

Copper surged nearly 3 percent to end at its priciest in nearly two months Wednesday, as repressed buyers flooded the market after a Greek parliament vote to accept austerity measures bolstered risk appetite. In New York, the key September COMEX contract jumped 13.05 cents or 3.2 percent to settle at $4.2385 per lb.

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