"The recent increase in copper prices is driven by supply shortage concerns amid front-loading activities in the U.S. as the prospect of U.S. copper tariffs looms, as well as diminishing stock levels ...

Weak US inflation data and lower oil prices raised expectations that the Federal Reserve would still cut rates this year.

European stock markets saw gains following mixed trading in Asia. Germany's DAX and France's CAC 40 rose. The UK's FTSE 100 ...