At the Multi Commodity Exchange, copper for delivery in far-month February next year contracts declined by Rs 1.30 or 0.30 per cent to Rs 434 per kg in a business turnover of 12 lots.
The metal for delivery in November fell Rs 1.15 or 0.27 per cent to Rs 429.70 per kg in a business volume1 of 1,389 lots.
Analysts said besides a weak trend in base metals overseas as inventories in LME warehouses jumped and the dollar steadied at higher levels, muted demand from consuming industries at the domestic markets, kept pressure on copper prices in futures trade here.