METALS-Copper ticks higher on low inventories, equity bounce
January 07, 2020 at 00:57 AM EST
London copper prices inched upwards for a second session on Tuesday, tracking equity markets, as inventories of the metal continued to drop, although trade and geopolitical uncertainties capped gains. Copper stocks in London Metal Exchange-monitored warehouses have slumped by 57.5% since late August, and are currently at 142,900 tonnes, the lowest since March 2019. Copper stocks "have been low for a while b