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Copper | COMEX | Type: Commodity Futures
Track Copper live on LiveWorldMarket — real-time price, daily change, interactive chart, 52-week range, moving averages and full market statistics. The quote refreshes continuously while the market is in session.
About Copper
Copper futures on COMEX cover 25,000 pounds of the metal often nicknamed 'Dr. Copper' for its reputed ability to diagnose the health of the global economy. Construction, power grids, electric vehicles and electronics drive demand, with China consuming roughly half of world supply. Mine disruptions in Chile and Peru, the largest producers, are recurring supply-side catalysts.
Instrument Details
| Exchange / Market | COMEX |
| Instrument type | Commodity Futures |
Underlying & Contract Specifications
| Underlying asset | Copper (Grade 1) |
| Exchange | COMEX (CME Group) |
| Contract unit | 25,000 pounds |
| Tick size | US$0.0005 per lb |
| Expiry cycle | Monthly cycle (active months) |
Contract specifications are indicative — always verify against the exchange's official contract page before trading.
Trading Hours
Copper trades nearly 23 hours a day on CME Globex-style sessions — from roughly 03:30 AM IST Monday through 02:30 AM IST Saturday, with a one-hour daily maintenance break around 03:30 AM IST. Outside those hours this page shows the last traded level, with change figures measured against the previous official close. All session times are expressed in Indian Standard Time (IST).
How to Read Copper
Market participants often monitor Copper alongside the US dollar index — a stronger dollar can sometimes coincide with weaker dollar-priced commodities. The 52-week range frames how extreme current prices are versus the past year, and moving averages define the medium-term trend. Inventory reports and supply news create the sharpest single-day moves.
Copper Market Overview
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Today's Performance
Live Copper pricing is refreshed continuously on this page while the market is in session. Intraday direction, the day's range and volume together show whether the current move carries conviction or is drifting on light activity.
Historical Chart
The interactive chart on this page lets you review Copper across intraday, one-week, one-month, six-month, one-year and multi-year periods. Historical open, high, low and close data helps identify support and resistance zones, long-term trend direction and how the current price compares with past cycles.
Why Copper Matters
Commodity prices feed into inflation, corporate input costs and the earnings of producer companies, so Copper is watched well beyond commodity desks. Traders use it for directional bets, inflation hedging and cross-market signals — sharp moves often spill over into equities and currencies.
By Liveworldmarket Editorial Team · Last reviewed 21 September 2026
Copper Futures (COMEX HG) — A Practical Guide
Copper futures, traded on COMEX under ticker HG, are the headline US benchmark for industrial-metal pricing. The contract is sized at 25,000 lbs (pounds) of copper priced in cents per pound — one contract is therefore notionally about $100,000-120,000 at typical 2026 price levels. Copper is sometimes called 'Doctor Copper' for its supposed predictive value about global economic health: because copper is used in everything from electrical wiring to plumbing to EV batteries to data-centre construction, sustained moves in copper prices typically presage broader industrial-cycle inflections.
The world's two main copper benchmarks are NYC COMEX HG (US) and LME (London Metal Exchange) copper. COMEX is more retail-tradeable; LME is the institutional global benchmark. Both contracts move in near-lock-step (correlation > 0.98 on daily returns).
History & contract origins
COMEX copper futures launched in 1933 (one of the oldest continuously-traded futures contracts on any exchange). The modern era of copper pricing began with China's WTO accession in 2001 and the subsequent commodity supercycle: copper rose from $0.70/lb in 2001 to over $4.50/lb by 2008. The 2008-09 GFC crashed prices to $1.30, the 2010-2011 reflation took them back to $4.66 (the all-time high), then a multi-year bear cycle to $1.94 in 2016. The 2020-2024 supercycle 2.0 took copper to a new all-time high of $5.20 in May 2024 driven by EV-supply-chain demand, AI data-centre construction, and chronic supply underinvestment.
Major drawdowns: 2008 (-65%), 2014-16 (-58%), 2022 (-35%). Long-run real returns from copper have been positive but volatile.
Trading hours & session layout
COMEX copper trades the same Globex hours as gold and silver. In IST:
| Weekly open | Sun 03:30 IST |
| High-volume window | 18:00 - 02:30 IST |
| Weekly close | Sat 02:30 IST |
Holiday calendar (typical annual closures)
Listed below are the major scheduled closures for the underlying exchange. Exact dates shift year-to-year — always verify against the exchange's official calendar before holding overnight positions across a holiday boundary.
| Holiday | Typical date |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | 1 January |
| Good Friday (early close) | Variable |
| Memorial Day (partial) | Last Monday of May |
| Independence Day (early close) | 4 July |
| Thanksgiving (early close) | Fourth Thursday of November |
| Christmas Day | 25 December |
How to read this tape
Read copper alongside three signals. First, Chinese PMI data and Chinese property starts — China consumes roughly 50% of global copper, so Chinese industrial activity dominates the demand story. Second, LME warehouse inventories — when inventories are draining sharply, prices typically rise; rebuilding inventories signals demand weakness. Third, mine-supply disruptions — strikes at major mines (Chuquicamata, Escondida, Grasberg, Las Bambas) or weather events in Chile (40% of global copper output) can drive sharp price moves.
Long-run structural bull case: EV manufacturing requires roughly 4x more copper per vehicle than ICE vehicles; data centres for AI require massive copper-rich power-distribution infrastructure; grid upgrades for renewables require new transmission. Copper-mine supply growth has lagged because of multi-decade underinvestment and increasing regulatory friction.
Frequently asked questions
Why is copper called 'Doctor Copper'?
Because of its supposed diagnostic value about the broader economic cycle. Copper has historically led broader industrial-commodity moves by 1-3 months, making it a leading indicator of cyclical inflection. The track record is real but imperfect.
How does Chinese demand affect copper prices?
China consumes roughly half of global copper. Chinese property starts, infrastructure spending, EV production and grid build-out are the most consequential demand variables. A 5% surprise in Chinese industrial output typically moves copper by 2-4% within days.
Where is most copper mined?
Top producers: Chile (~28% of global supply), Peru (~10%), DR Congo (~8%), China (~8%), USA (~5%), Russia (~5%). Chilean supply-disruption risk (mining-tax legislation, water-rights disputes, labour strikes) is a recurring source of price volatility.
Is the long-run outlook bullish for copper?
The consensus structural view is yes — driven by electrification (EVs, grid build-out, data centres) outstripping mine-supply growth. However, demand shocks (Chinese property collapse, global recession) can produce multi-year bear cycles within a structural bull market.
Can Indian residents trade COMEX copper?
Indirectly via MCX Copper futures (which track LME with a small basis). Direct COMEX trading requires LRS route through a US broker.
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FAQs
What moves Copper?
Copper responds primarily to moves in its underlying (Copper (Grade 1)), plus news released outside regular cash-market hours — central-bank decisions, economic data and global risk sentiment. Because the contract trades extended sessions, it often reacts to events before the underlying market can.
When do Copper contracts expire?
Copper follows a monthly cycle (active months) expiry pattern on COMEX (CME Group). Most traders roll positions to the next contract before expiry; the price shown on this page tracks the most actively traded front-month contract.
What is the contract size of Copper?
One Copper contract represents 25,000 pounds, with a minimum tick of US$0.0005 per lb. Specifications are set by COMEX (CME Group) — always verify against the exchange's official contract page.
What hours does Copper trade?
Copper trades nearly 23 hours a day on CME Globex-style sessions — from roughly 03:30 AM IST Monday through 02:30 AM IST Saturday, with a one-hour daily maintenance break around 03:30 AM IST. Outside those hours, this page shows the last traded level.
What is the 52-week high and low of Copper?
This page shows the current 52-week high and low for Copper alongside the live price whenever market data is available.