US MIDDAY: Copper falls

In New York, the key COMEX March contract ended down 1.30 cents at $3.8015 per lb, near the bottom of its $3.79 to $3.8725 session range. Copper fell in lock-step with equities after euro zone sources said officials were considering delaying parts or even all of the second bailout program for Greece - possibly until after the country holds elections in April.
"In the short-term the outlook for copper is weak; with this continuous stop-and-go with the Greek debt issue I wonder how the market can still stay quite supported," said Gianclaudio Torlizzi, partner at metals consultancy T-Commodity.