Copper fell for a second day on the London Metal Exchange, as base metals staged a broad retreat ahead of key jobs data from the US later this week.
The red metal dropped 0.5% to trade at $9,926 a ton as of 11:45 a.m. Singapore time, after hitting its highest since March in intraday trading on Wednesday. The next major event for markets is on Friday, with a US payrolls report that should steer the Federal Reserve’s next moves on interest rates.