Print Print edition: 2011-06-02

US MIDDAY: copper lower

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Copper lost more than 1 percent of its value and ended near session lows on Wednesday, hit by fears of sustained weakness in industrial demand after data showed a further deceleration in global factory growth. In New York, the July COMEX contract dropped 7.10 cents to settle at $4.1065 per lb, near the lower end of its $4.0970 to $4.1970 session range.