COPPER CONCS SNAPSHOT: Index rises to three-month high on scarce buying

Fastmarkets' copper concentrate treatment charge and refining charge (TC/RC) index gained further upward momentum on Friday June 4 amid limited spot buying interest from Chinese smelters who are undergoing maintenance work.

The index is now at its highest level since late February when it was at $35.80 per tonne / 3.58 cents per lb. 

This week, a few spot parcels of standard concentrate were sold to...

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