Copper stumbles as risk-off sentiment ahead of US elections weighs

Business Recorder • Nov 3, 2026

SINGAPORE: Copper fell on Tuesday as risk-off sentiment swept through industrial metals markets ahead of the US midterm elections, while a weaker yuan added pressure by making dollar-priced commodities more expensive for buyers in top consumer China. Benchmar...

SINGAPORE: Copper fell on Tuesday as risk-off sentiment swept through industrial metals markets ahead of the US midterm elections, while a weaker yuan added pressure by making dollar-priced commodities more expensive for buyers in top consumer China. Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange was down 1.27% at $14,163.50 a metric ton by 0306 GMT. The most-traded copper contract on the Shanghai Futures...