The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Thursday August 2.
Copper prices on the London Metal Exchange consolidated during morning trading on Thursday August 2, unperturbed by news of strike action at BHP's Escondida mine in Chile, the world's largest copper mine.Dipping marginally over the morning session, copper's three-month price has fallen just under 3% from its weekly high of $6,341.50 per tonne on July 31. News...