Home LME ASIAN WRAP: Copper prices open higher as markets return to work The London Metal Exchange copper prices opened higher for the Asian morning trading on Tuesday May 27 as markets returned to work from the long weekend amid news of easing by the European central bank. The three-month copper opened at $6,952 per tonne, hitting the highest level since March 7 at $6,966 per tonne. At 03:22 London time, the three-month copper was down $8 per tonne from its opening to trade at $6,944 per tonne. “As Asian players play a more important role, yesterday’s price rise on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE)... Email this article Your details Your recipients's details You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. Use ; to separate email addresses. Email yourself a copy? Enter the code: Ok You might notice something different here.As we continue our evolution, our data and market news is now available through the Fastmarkets platform and a trial of this website is no longer available. Already registered? Log in Our new delivery solution allows you to access the prices and news that matters most to you in a way that delivers value, quality and a unique, fully customizable view for you. Learn More We are developing an experience that allows you to test drive building your view of our data and news on the new platform. In the meantime, we can prepare a quote for you and show you around. Get Started Contact Us +44 (0) 20 7779 8260 hello.mb@fastmarkets.com Published Metal NM May 27, 2014 04:49 GMT Shanghai Keywords LME copper Changjiang Shanghai Futures Exchange Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}