Key Facts
Copper futures tracker CPER rose 1.26% to US$40.14, reflecting stronger traders’ expectations for the industrial metal on Tuesday.
Southern Copper shares jumped 4.98% to US$195.16, leading a rally in miners with heavy Latin American production footprints.
Freeport-McMoRan surged 5.75% to US$67.30, pacing gains among globally diversified copper producers on the session.
A fresh wave of Chinese infrastructure pledges reignited demand hopes, lifting futures as China dominates global refined copper consumption for power grids and manufacturing.
