METALS-London copper dips as virus death toll stokes supply fears
London prices dropped on Friday as the death toll from a coronavirus outbreak mounted, raising fears of potential economic damage and disruptions to the global supply chain. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was down 0.1% at $5,728 a tonne, as of 0445 GMT, while the most-traded copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (ShFE) declined 0.6% to 45,660 yuan ($6,542.39) a tonne. Other metals moved mixed on both bourses as a ra [Source]
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