Copper futures rise marginally on fresh bets

New Delhi: Copper prices on Wednesday rose by 0.04 per cent to Rs 520.70 per kg in futures trade on pick-up in spot demand. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, copper contracts for October delivery traded higher by 20 paise, or 0.04 per cent, at Rs 520.70 per kg in a business turnover of 4,468 lots.

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