Copper retreats on stronger dollar; tighter supply and China data limit losses – Markets

LONDON: Copper prices fell in London on Thursday amid the stronger dollar and signals of no U.S. rate cut in March, although tighter supply and positive data from top consumer China lent some support.

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) fell 0.9% to $8,532.5 per metric ton by 1112 GMT.

Copper was rising in the second half of January and even touched its one-month high on…