Copper Gains First Day in Four on Stronger U.S. Economic Data

Copper pared a second weekly drop after reports from the U.S. showed manufacturing gathered pace this month, spurring speculation demand may gain in the second- largest consumer. Aluminum, zinc and lead also climbed. The metal for three-month delivery on the London Metal Exchange rose for the first time in four days, advancing as much as 1.2 percent to $9,921 a metric ton. It traded at $9,875 by

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