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Copper falls, heads for fifth straight weekly drop on AI rout

Global Published 13 November 2026, 16:16 · archived 13 Nov 2026

Copper slipped to its lowest in almost four months on Friday and was on course for a fifth weekly dip in a row on mounting concerns around AI investment. Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange was down 0.5% to $13,519 per metric ton as of 1000 GMT after earlier hitting $13,456, its lowest since July 17. The metal was on course for a 1.8% drop this week, having lost ground every week since mid-October. “The LME copper price has fallen around 7% over the past month to $13,588/t, largely driven by the volatility in AI-related equities, which sold off following the Democratic sw...

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