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LONDON.- Copper closed with a 0.57% gain today at the London Metal Exchange (LME) after trading for USD$ 3.12979 per pound of "grade A" material, compared to USD$ 3.11210 on Wednesday and USD$ 3.14158 on Tuesday of this week.
Despite the increase, the monthly average dropped to USD$ 3.23200, while the yearly average fell to USD$ 3.64891.
Meanwhile, the future-3-month price ended at USD$ 3.11437 per pound, up 0.23% from Wednesday (USD$ 3.10711).
At the LME, stocks rose by 275 metric tons, to 204,125.