CAPITALSTARS MCX COMMODITY COPPER NEWS UPDATE : :24 SEPTEMBER 2019


Base Metals Preview: Copper Stays under Stress

COMEX Copper futures tumbled amid tepid global equities and weak economic cues. The red metal tested around it's two and half week low and currently trades at $2.61 per pound, down 0.11% on the day. MCX Copper futures closed flat Rs 443 per kg. European stocks saw heavy selling on a weak economic outlook. Sentiment turned further weak after British tour operator Thomas Cook announced it had collapsed as the firm was unable to secure a rescue package from its lenders.

On the economic front, the data out of Europe was very depressing. Euro-area private sector flash composite output index fell to 50.4 in September from 51.9 in August, survey data from IHS Market showed Monday. A score above 50 indicates expansion in the sector. The reading signaled the weakest growth across manufacturing and services since June 2013. The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for services fell to 52.0 from 53.5 in August. The manufacturing PMI declined to 45.6 from 47.0 in August, moving into further negative territory.

Germany private sector output fell for the first time since April 2013, the rate of decline hitting the steepest since October 2012. Germany's flash composite PMI declined to 49.1 from 51.7 in August. The services PMI came in at a 9-month low of 52.5 versus 54.8 a month ago. The factory PMI plunged to a 123-month low of 41.4 compared to 43.5 in August.


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