Comex copper prices tumbled Friday morning in the US amid a strong dollar, escalating trade war fears and disappointing Chinese data.
Copper for July settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange tumbled 5.20 cents - or 1.6% - to $3.1700 per lb. Earlier, the contract touched $3.1645. "We maintain our friendly copper view in the near term, treating the recent price weakness as a purely technical consolidation unlikely to last...