HomeNon-ferrous MetalsBase metalsBase metals Archive LME OFFICIALS: Copper prices drift as weak macro conditions persist London Metal Exchange copper prices fell below their opening levels of $6,290 per tonne as trading progressed in Europe on Tuesday December 30, as weak macro cues weighed on the near-term outlook for the red metal. Three-month copper settled at $6,271/72 per tonne in the official session, up from official five-year lows of $6,253/54 seen yesterday, but down 0.3% on an intraday basis. Political instability in... 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 Mark Burton December 30, 2014 14:00 GMT London Keywords LME copper prices zinc aluminium dollar oil Greece Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}