Copper Extends Downturn to Three-Month Low on China Gloom

COPPER - LONDON. Copper prices fell for a fifth session on Friday to the lowest level in three months on disquiet about a weak Chinese economy and the lack of stimulus announcements.

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) slipped 0.5% to $9,343 a metric ton in official open-outcry trading after touching its lowest since April 8 at $9,306.