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Copper price tops $10,000 a tonne as workers strike at Chile’s Spence, Escondida mines

Futures prices for copper metal for delivery in July were up 2.49%, at $4.64 ($10,208 per tonne) on Thursday afternoon on the Comex market in New York.

Helping puncture the rally were threats by Chinese authorities to restrain commodity prices, but their effect has faded and strong demand and tight supply underpin prices, according to Saxo Bank analyst Ole Hansen.

“Copper managed to correct 9% from the peak. That’s a shallow correction. The underlying strength is there,” he said, adding that prices were likely to rise further later in the year.

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On Tuesday, CIBC upgraded its copper forecasts. The bank see copper prices rising to $5.25 a pound ($11,550 per tonne) by end of the year.

“As vaccines continue to roll out, we view a global economic recovery, additional government stimulus, and rising inflation expectations as positive momentum drivers for base metals,” the bank said in the report.

Over the long-term, CIBC sees copper prices averaging $3.30 a pound ($7,260 per tonne).

(With files from Reuters)

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