Copper price
How copper moves through the day
Average Copper range in each session as a share of its price, measured on every trading day since 2016.
Average range by session
Busiest hours (UTC)
Copper moves most from 13:00 to 15:00 UTC. The quietest hour starts at 21:00 UTC.
See your own Copper trades on this chart
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Copper questions
Copper is the price of copper in US dollars, quoted as a cash CFD that follows the futures market.
Each broker quotes its own bid and ask from its own liquidity providers, so prices can differ a little from broker to broker. The prices here are indicative bid quotes. Spreads also widen around big news and when the market opens.
Spot Copper trades nearly 24 hours a day from Sunday evening to Friday evening, New York time, with a short daily break around 17:00 New York time.
Contract sizes for Copper differ from broker to broker. Your broker's contract specification shows how much one lot is and what a $1.00 move is worth per lot, so check it before you size a trade.
Supply from a small number of mining countries, demand from industry and car makers, the US dollar and the mood across markets.