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Add as a preferred source on GoogleCopper's session low was $13,883 per metric ton, its weakest reading in 11 weeks.
Copper futures on the London Metal Exchange fell Tuesday as appetite for risk weakened during the session, raising uncertainty around demand for the industrial metal.
Prices fell below $14,000 per metric ton, with session losses reaching 3.2%.
Technology shares also declined during the session.
That parallel decline reinforced uncertainty around future demand for copper.
An LME spokesperson told Reuters more than 550 lots traded across two active contract months on the first day.
On-warrant LME warehouse stocks rose by 70,100 metric tons over the two days through Oct. 22.
Spot copper cargoes in China were scarce, while proposed U.S. tariffs on refined metal still require a decision.
