LONDON: Copper prices climbed on Friday as the dollar was dragged down by a lacklustre reading of the U.S. jobs market, stoking optimism for a more gradual tapering of stimulus in the world's largest economy.
Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 0.6% at $9,439 per tonne by 1600 GMT.
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