 "Copper up by 0.3% on Asian cues")
Copper futures edged higher 0.32% to Rs 360.80 per kg amid positive Asian cues and pickup in spot demand at domestic markets.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange, copper for delivery in August rose Rs 1.15, or 0.32%, to Rs 360.80 per kg, with a turnover of 1,219 lots.
The metal for delivery in November contracts edged up by 95 paise, or 0.26%, at Rs 367.20 in a volume of 11 lots.
Market analysts attributed the rise in copper prices in futures trade to a better trend in Asian trade and pickup in demand at domestic spot market.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange, copper for delivery in August rose Rs 1.15, or 0.32%, to Rs 360.80 per kg, with a turnover of 1,219 lots.
The metal for delivery in November contracts edged up by 95 paise, or 0.26%, at Rs 367.20 in a volume of 11 lots.
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Market analysts attributed the rise in copper prices in futures trade to a better trend in Asian trade and pickup in demand at domestic spot market.