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    LME copper rallied on Friday on weaker dollar indices

    • Last Update: 2022-12-23
    • Source: Internet
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    London Metal Exchange (LME) copper and other industrial metals rebounded on Friday after unexpectedly weak U.
    S.
    employment data weighed on the dollar
    .
    U.
    S.
    nonfarm payrolls rose by just 194,000 in September, the lowest in nine months, after the market had previously estimated an increase of 500,000
    .

    Copper period

    Traders said the weakening of the dollar index caught metals traders off guard, scrambling to adjust positions and buy back bearish positions as metal contracts hit stop-loss levels
    .

    A weaker dollar has made dollar-denominated commodities cheaper
    for buyers using other currencies.
    Industry insiders said that the market is still very tight on the supply side and, as a result, is vulnerable to the movement of the dollar
    .
    So, when the dollar reacts negatively to the jobs data, it boosts metal prices
    .

    At 1600 GMT, the LME benchmark three-month copper rose 0.
    8% to $9,355.
    50 a tonne, having hit a low of $9,232.
    50 in early trading, and copper prices reversed
    after employment data.
    Nickel futures rose the most, rising 5.
    2 percent to $19,215 a tonne, partly due to short covering
    .
    Zinc futures rose 3.
    5% to $3,157.
    50 a tonne, after hitting a high of $
    3,179 since June 2018.

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