Morning Copper Price Traded at US$6.69 /Pound (Friday, 09 October 2026)
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Investing.com recorded that copper price today rose 1.88% to reach the level of US$ 6.69 per pound. This price increase is relatively high compared to the average price movement over the past week.
Copper price recorded its highest weekly surge on Friday, 09 October 2026 at 1.88%. It has strengthened by 16.26% compared to its position at the start of the year.
Current conditions are similar to copper price movements over the last day, which are on an upward trend.
Over the past week, copper price movement grew by 2.36% with an average daily transaction price of US$6.62 per pound. Meanwhile, compared to prices at the start of the year, copper prices have increased by 16.26%. Even from this year's peak price of US$6.89 per pound, copper prices have fallen by 2.85%.
On an annual basis, the average copper trading price over the past five years has been on an upward trend. Meanwhile, for monthly price monitoring, transactions over the last 12 months have tended to rise. The highest recorded monthly average copper commodity price was noted in September 2026 at US$6.66 per pound.
Factors Affecting Copper Prices
Global market copper prices move according to the balance between mine supply and industrial demand. On the demand side, copper is the backbone of the energy transition as it is used extensively in electric vehicles (EV), power transmission grids, renewable energy, data centres and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. On the supply side, production disruptions at major mines such as those in Chile and Peru, export policies, and limited smelter capacity frequently cause tight supply. US Dollar exchange rates and economic data from China, the world's largest copper consumer, also drive daily price movements.
What is Copper and Why is its Price Monitored?
Copper is an industrial metal traded globally with the main benchmark at the London Metal Exchange (LME). As an excellent electrical conductor, copper demand is often used as an indicator of global economic health, earning it the nickname Dr. Copper. In Indonesia, copper is mined among other locations in Papua, and the government is promoting downstream industrialisation through smelter development to increase domestic added value.
Why Can Copper Prices Rise or Fall Today?
Daily copper price movements are generally triggered by supply-demand sentiment, China manufacturing data releases, US Federal Reserve (The Fed) interest rate policy direction, as well as US Dollar strengthening or weakening. Over the past 30 days, copper price trends have generally been upward (rising).
Two Freeport copper smelters have resumed operations, opening momentum for strengthening national copper downstream industrialisation. as reported by Katadata "Freeport's large smelter capacity will help optimise domestic copper concentrate processing."
Copper prices are increasingly attracting interest from large domestic business actors. as reported by Katadata "There are plans, copper remains one of the commodities we are considering." United Tractors has begun preparing opportunities to enter this sector.
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