Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange was down 0.3% at $9,383.50 a tonne.
This morning, there is a marked lack of interest in the Asian session with all the drifting lower on thin volumes as yet again the physical buyers shy away from these prices.
"I suspect for the next few months we'll consolidate sideways. Maybe that will be the mantra of summer - buy the dips, sell the rallies and then reassess how things are evolving going forward."
Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was down 0.6% at $9,904.50 a tonne in official trading, off a record high of $10,747.50 reached on May 10.
Chinese Yangshan copper import premiums fell to $26, the lowest in at least 9 years, pointing to weak demand for overseas metal.
"Between now and when Indonesia's new copper smelters commence production, smelters that have been reliant on material from Indonesian mines will need to find alternative concentrate sources."
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) gained 0.8% to $9,866 a tonne in official trading, having lost as much as 3.8% in the previous session.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange slipped 0.2% to $10,201 a tonne.
Torlizzi expected copper prices to correct lower during the summer, when bullish investors would start buying again. He targeted $8,000 as an attractive level to re-enter the market.
Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded up 0.1% at $9,961 a tonne in official rings.
Prices of the metal used widely in the power and construction industries have fallen 7% since hitting a record high at $10,747.50 a tonne earlier this month.
Copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was set for its biggest weekly drop since September 2020 after a sizzling rally with near 40% gains since the start of the year to a record peak of $10,747.50 last week.
Three-month LME copper had slid 1.6% to a two-week low of $9,884 a tonne, down 3.5% on the week.
Copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was set for its biggest weekly drop since January after a sizzling rally with near 40% gains since the start of the year to a record peak of $10,747.50 last week.
Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded up 1% at $10,104 a tonne in official rings. However, prices of the metal used widely in power and construction are down 6% since hitting a record $10,747.50 a tonne earlier in May.
Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was up 1.2% at $10,496.50 a tonne in official trading and near last week's record high of $10,747.50.
LME zinc was up 2.4% at $3,085 a tonne after surging to $3,108.50, its highest since June 2018.