27 August
Prices of copper have increased on optimism over progress in trade talks between the US and China and signs that researchers might be closer to a treatment for Covid-19. On the London Metal Exchange, three-month copper gained 0.3% to $6,545 a tonne, while the October copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange closed at 0.3% at $7,457.13 a tonne, Reuters reported.
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