Copper prices surge in us, uk
Copper prices surged more than 3 per cent to 13-month highs on Wednesday, reaching above $3 per pound in New York, as the dollar weakened and BHP Billiton declared force majeure at the world's fourth-largest copper mine.
On the London Metal Exchange, however, copper prices are likely to rise to $3,800 a tonne from the current level of $3,545.