{
  "id": 15088977,
  "title": "Copper Fund Edges Up 0.13% as Freeport Slips 0.7% | Copper, Oct 16",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/copper-fund-edges-up-0-13-as-freeport-slips-0-7-copper-oct-16",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T00:49:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/copper-markets-latam-friday-october-16-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, October 16, copper-related funds exhibited mixed performance. The CPER fund, which tracks copper futures, increased by 0.13% to US$39.50, while the COPX fund of copper miners declined by 1.05% to US$79.98. Major copper producers all experienced declines, with Freeport-McMoRan dropping 0.74%, Southern Copper falling 0.59%, and Teck Resources decreasing 1.70%. Sources varied on the copper price, with Trading Economics reporting Comex copper at around US$6.58 per pound, up approximately 1.1%, though confirmation of the exact settlement price was not possible. The split between the metal and the miners highlighted a lack of confidence, indicating that investors were more concerned about the broader market and its impact on industrial metals, rather than specific copper movements.",
  "summary": "The CPER copper fund rose 0.13% on Friday 16 October while miners fell, with Freeport down 0.74% and Southern Copper down 0.59%. The post Copper Fund Edges Up 0.13% as Freeport Slips 0.7% | Copper, Oct 16 appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}