US copper futures fell more than 3 percent at the open on Thursday as further weakness in energy markets and a stronger dollar eroded the industrial metal's value further, traders said.
Copper for July delivery was trading down 10.30 cents, or 2.8 percent, at $3.5920 a lb by 10:00 am EDT (1400 GMT) on the Comex metals division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The morning range spanned from a new two-month low at $3.5760 to $3.7020. Futures volumes were estimated at 8,579 lots by 9:00 am.

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