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LONDON.- Copper closed with an increase of 0.30% this Friday at the London Metal Exchange (LME) after trading for US$ 3.14158 per pound of 'grade A' material, compared to US$ 3.13206 on Thursday and US$ 3.17288 on Wednesday.
Despite the increase, the monthly average fell to US$ 3.19306 and the yearly average slipped to US$ 3.62038.
Meanwhile, the future 3 month price ended at US$ 3.12321 per pound, up 0.28% from Thursday (US$ 3.11437).
At the LME, stocks decreased by 350 metric tons to 200,175.