Copper Gains On Fed Announcement

Copper was poised for the biggest weekly gain in a year after the Federal Reserve unexpectedly maintained monetary stimulus in the U.S., the second-biggest consumer of the metal.

The metal for delivery in three months on the London Metal Exchange was little changed at $7,333.75 a metric ton at 9:25 a.m. in Tokyo after touching $7,357 yesterday, the highest level since Aug. 27. Copper has advanced 4.2 percent this week, the biggest rally since the five days ended Sept. 14, 2012.

The LMEX index of six industrial metals added 2.3 percent yesterday, the most since Aug. 8, and the MSCI All-Country World Index of equities jumped to a five-year high. Policy makers want to see more evidence that improvement in the U.S. economy will be sustained before adjusting the Fed’s $85 billion in monthly debt purchases.

“The Fed’s decision and the dollar’s weakness against the euro provided support for copper,” said Chae Un Soo, a metals trader at Korea Exchange Bank Futures Co. in Seoul. “Copper is expected to test the Aug. 27 high of $7,400 in the short term.”

Bloomberg

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