IN SHORT: Japan October rolled copper output down 11.5 percent

Japan's output of rolled copper product plunged 11.5 percent in October from a year earlier to 64,318 tonnes on a seasonally adjusted basis due to sluggish demand from the chip and electronics sectors, an industry body said on Friday. That marked a fourth consecutive month of year-on-year declines and an 8 percent decrease from September, the Japan Copper and Brass Association said.