Comex copper prices failed to hold on to previous gains with the entire base metals complex suffering heavy losses in midweek trading on Wednesday May 23.
Copper for July settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange declined 5.35 cents or 1.7% to $3.0785 per lb. Yesterday, the contract hit the strongest point since April 27. Even with easing trade tensions between the United States...