Copper futures rise marginally on fresh bets

New Delhi: Copper prices on Monday rose by 0.06 per cent to Rs 527.90 per kg in futures trade on pick-up in spot demand. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, copper contracts for October delivery traded higher by 30 paise, or 0.06 per cent, at Rs 527.90 per kg in a business turnover of 5,473 lots.

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