Copper down, aluminium flat as other base metals post gains

06.09.2022

Copper prices slipped on Monday as worries about demand in top consumer China dominated sentiment, though the prospect of U.S. interest rates peaking at a lower level than previously expected offered support.

Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was down 0.5% at $7,595 a tonne by 0927 GMT.

China’s weak...