Copper miners rise on weaker dollar and supply outlook

Shares of copper miners rise, tracking higher prices of the red metal

Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange gains 1% to $12,039 a metric ton, after touching a record high of $12,132

Global mining giants Rio Tinto RIO.N climbs 1.2% and BHP Group BHP.N up marginally

Southern Copper SCCO.N up ~1% and Freeport-McMoRan FCX.N rises 2.6%

Canada's Hudbay Minerals HBM.TO gains 1%, Teck Resources TECKb.TO up 4% and Ero Copper ERO.TO gains ~1%