MB: Copper eases in LME-pre-market on weaker gold price
Copper eased slightly in early trading on the London Metal Exchange on Friday on weaker gold prices. The red metal basis three months opened at $7,079.75 per tonne, compared with Thursday’s official price of $7,100/0.5 per tonne. Gold fell back towards $1,200 per oz in Europe on Friday morning compared with Thursday afteroon's fix of $1,208.75 per oz and Thursday morning's record high of $1,218.25 per oz. “It’s all...