cooper price trends
Trend in Copper Prices: What It Indicates for Freeport. Copper prices. Copper closed at $5,741 per metric ton on March 23, 2017. So far, copper has risen 4.0% in 2017. In 2016, copper prices rose 17.4% and ended a five-year price drought. Copper has been on a losing streak since 2011. Before 2016, LME (London Metal Exchange) copper prices fell every year since 2011.