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BC-Copper Futures

Key Points

  • Copper futures rose $0.08 across all delivery months, with May settling at $4.63 per lb and December 2028 at $5.17 per lb.
  • The July 2025 contract, the most actively traded, closed at $4.67, up $0.08, on a volume of 30,244 contracts versus 33,253 on Friday.
  • Estimated total volume ticked up to 47,911 contracts from Friday’s 47,405, while open interest increased by 1,655 to 199,103.
  • The futures curve remains in contango, with prices climbing to about $5.19 per lb by March and May 2030.
  • MarketBeat previews top five stocks to own in June.

NEW YORK (AP) — Prices as of 4:30:16 PM Tuesday, May 20.

Copper (COMX)

25,000 lbs.- dollars per lb.

ContractOpenHighLowLastChangeToday's VolumeMonday's Volume
May 254.614.644.594.62-.01707916
Jun 254.624.654.574.63-.011024683
Jul 254.664.684.594.65-.023073530554
Aug 254.644.674.624.68-.0227313
Sep 254.724.734.644.71-.0255097077
Oct 254.724.734.714.73-.021613
Nov 254.754.754.744.76-.02218
Dec 254.784.804.714.77-.0218414215
Jan 264.794.824.794.80-.02539
Feb 264.82-.029
Mar 264.844.864.774.83-.024592621
Apr 264.85-.024
May 264.884.884.884.86-.0283422
Jun 264.87-.026
Jul 264.904.904.904.88-.02102580
Aug 264.89-.026
Sep 264.90-.0289491
Oct 264.91-.02
Nov 264.92-.02
Dec 264.92-.0212444
Jan 274.94-.02
Feb 274.95-.02
Mar 274.95-.02
Apr 274.97-.02
May 274.98-.02
Jul 275.00-.02
Sep 275.03-.02
Dec 275.05-.02
Mar 285.08-.02
May 285.10-.02
Jul 285.11-.02
Sep 285.13-.02
Dec 285.15-.02
Mar 295.17-.02
May 295.16-.02
Jul 295.16-.02
Sep 295.16-.02
Dec 295.17-.02
Mar 305.17-.02

Est vol 40,655

Mon.'s vol 48,401

Open int 201,280

Open Interest Change +3896

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