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New York copper closes up 1.8% on weaker dollar, tight supply
New York copper futures closed higher on Friday, August 21, supported by a weaker dollar and tight supply prospects. COMEX copper for September delivery rose 11.80 cents, or 1.82%, to settle at 6.5870 dollars per pound. The dollar index fell to 98.801 amid concerns that the U.S. Treasury's long-term bond buyback plan could pressure the dollar. Chile, the world's largest copper producer, expects output to fall 2.6% this year, while the Las Bambas mine in Peru operated by MMG suspended operations after an accident killed two workers, and Canada's Lundin Mining Corp cut its production target at the Caserones mine in Chile by 10,000 metric tons due to storms.