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See all $CPER insider activity →Copper futures were little changed on Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, with Comex front-month copper settling at $6.6040/lb (+0.07%). The CPER copper tracker rose 0.30% to $40.13. Southern Copper shares gained 4.02% to $192.04 and Freeport-McMoRan rose 2.84% to $68.38, as China infrastructure expectations and LME backwardation signaled tighter physical supply.
Copper rose on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, with the copper-tracking ETF CPER settling at $40.01 (+0.40%) after Thursday’s dip. Major miners fell: Southern Copper dropped 1.59% to $184.61 and Freeport-McMoRan fell 0.51% to $66.49. The article links copper support to expectations for softer US rates near $14,000/ton.
Copper futures tracked by CPER fell 0.42% to $39.85 on Aug. 13, 2026. Copper miners dropped more: Southern Copper fell 3.75% to $187.59 and Freeport-McMoRan fell 3.45% to $66.83. A softer-than-expected US wholesale inflation report did not lift copper, and attention stayed on gold while China demand data was absent.
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CPER’s modest gain versus miners highlights that the metal’s physical tightness is being expressed more strongly in equities than in near-month futures.
CPER is moving with copper futures, suggesting traders are leaning on macro rate expectations rather than miner-specific fundamentals.
CPER’s smaller move versus miners signals the metal complex was calmer than equity positioning.
CPER weakness appears macro-driven via lower rate-hike expectations and softer dollar/gold-copper crosscurrents.
CPER is acting as a sentiment stabilizer versus equity weakness, implying copper price support despite risk-off flows.
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Copper futures were little changed on Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, with Comex front-month copper settling at $6.6040/lb (+0.07%). The CPER copper tracker rose 0.30% to $40.13. Southern Copper shares gained 4.02% to $192.04 and Freeport-McMoRan rose 2.84% to $68.38, as China infrastructure expectations and LME backwardation signaled tighter physical supply.
6 min readCopper rose on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, with the copper-tracking ETF CPER settling at $40.01 (+0.40%) after Thursday’s dip. Major miners fell: Southern Copper dropped 1.59% to $184.61 and Freeport-McMoRan fell 0.51% to $66.49. The article links copper support to expectations for softer US rates near $14,000/ton.
4 min readCopper futures tracked by CPER fell 0.42% to $39.85 on Aug. 13, 2026. Copper miners dropped more: Southern Copper fell 3.75% to $187.59 and Freeport-McMoRan fell 3.45% to $66.83. A softer-than-expected US wholesale inflation report did not lift copper, and attention stayed on gold while China demand data was absent.
4 min readCopper futures tracked by CPER fell 0.50% to $40.02 on Aug. 12, 2026. The decline followed tame US inflation data that reduced odds of another Fed rate hike, lifting gold but not providing a copper demand catalyst. Southern Copper rose 0.21% to $194.89 and Freeport-McMoRan gained 0.51% to $69.22.
5 min readCopper futures were steady on Aug 11, with the CPER copper tracker up 0.10% to US$40.22. Southern Copper fell 1.65% to US$194.48 and Freeport-McMoRan dropped 2.33% to US$68.87. The article links the miner declines to a geopolitical risk spike near the Strait of Hormuz, a gold rally above US$4,400, and anticipation of US inflation data.
4 min readCopper futures rose on Monday, with the CPER copper-futures tracker settling at $40.18, up 0.70%. Southern Copper gained 0.53% to $200.11 and Freeport-McMoRan rose 1.28% to $70.51, moving in line with copper. The article cites steady Chinese demand and energy-transition-related consumption as key drivers.
4 min readCopper prices rose on Aug 4, 2026, after optimism around Chinese infrastructure and power-grid investment and concerns about tighter supply. The copper-tracking ETF CPER gained 1.26% to $40.14. Southern Copper shares rose 4.98% to $195.16, and Freeport-McMoRan rose 5.75% to $67.30. The article cites Southern Copper net income above $1.6B.
6 min readCopper futures slipped after a weaker-than-expected Chinese manufacturing indicator, weighing on demand expectations. The copper futures tracker CPER settled at $39.56 (+0.56%) but drifted lower intraday. Copper-sensitive equities fell, including Southern Copper (-1.24% to $182.71) and Freeport-McMoRan (-1.28% to $62.63). Chile and Peru supply remain key investor focus.
7 min read01 The session in one read Copper futures, as tracked by the US-listed CPER fund, jumped 2.58% to US$39.34 on Thursday after China’s Politburo pledged fresh fiscal support for its factory sector. The move marked a clean break from recent cautious trading as investors priced in the prospect of renewed orders from the world’s biggest copper consumer. Miner equities amplified the rally.
7 min readCopper futures settled modestly higher, with CPER (copper futures ETF) up 0.29% to $38.35. In contrast, NY-listed miners fell: Southern Copper closed at $179.29 (-1.61%) and Freeport-McMoRan at $62.60 (-1.42%). The article links copper sentiment to China’s demand data and Latin American supply risks in Chile and Peru.
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