Copper: prices open in gap down due to a stronger dollar and increased stocks in China

Copper prices lost ground on Monday, weighed down by the strengthening US dollar ahead of key economic data and rising inventories in major consumer China. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was down slightly by 0.42 percent at $8,524 a tonne (09:42 Italy time), while the most-traded March copper contract on the Shanghai […]