LIVE FUTURES: Supply disruptions keep LME prices on the rise

All futures contracts on the London Metal Exchange were up on the morning of Thursday August 12, with most metals facing some form of supply headwinds - which bodes well for higher prices.

Copper's three-month price was up to $9,601.50 per tonne on Thursday shortly after 9am, a 0.9% rise from $9,512 per tonne the previous day.
The red metal was supported by the impending strike at Codelco's Andina mine, after the company failed to reach an agreement with the two main unions a the facility.
Thursday is also the deadline for negotiations at Chile's Escondida mine.

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