Copper's intraday high reading was $9,104 per tonne, the highest level since it reached $9,145 per tonne on March 23. It followed a surge on its Chicago Mercantile Exchange price of 3.4% on Monday to $4.15 per tonne.
It closed at $9,047 per tonne, up 2.9% from Thursday’s reading at the same time and its highest 5pm price since March 22. Copper’s volumes on Tuesday were also at just...