Copper futures rise marginally on fresh bets

New Delhi: Copper prices on Friday rose by 0.21 per cent to Rs 518.75 per kg in futures trade on pick-up in spot demand. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, copper contracts for October delivery traded higher by Rs 1.10, or 0.21 per cent, at Rs 518.75 per kg in a business turnover of 3,592 lots.

Analysts attributed the rise in copper prices to raising of bets by participants, driven by a pick-up in spot demand.