Copper futures down 0.41% on weak global cues

At the Multi Commodity Exchange,copper for delivery in November declined by Rs 1.80,or 0.41 per cent,to Rs 442 per kg,with a business turnover of 11,973 lots. Likewise,the metal for delivery in February lost Rs 1.75,or 0.39 per cent,to Rs 447.40 per kg in 859 lots.

Marketmen said speculators trimmed their positions in tandem with a weak global trend which mainly led to a fall in copper prices at futures trade.

Meanwhile,copper for delivery in three months lost 0.9 per cent to USD 8,144 a tonne on the London Metal Exchange.