
U.S.-listed shares of copper miners rise premarket, tracking higher prices of the red metal MET/L
Benchmark copper CMCU3 on London Metal Exchange up 1.3% at $12,920 per metric ton, after closing down 1.6% on Tuesday
The metal widely used in power, construction and manufacturing hit a record high of $13,407/metric ton one week ago
Copper prices rises after a sharp decline in the previous session as investors focused on tight inventories outside the United States, even as question marks linger over demand
Global mining giants Rio Tinto RIO.N up 4% and BHP Group BHP.N rise 1.4% each
Miner Freeport-McMoRan FCX.N gains 1.5%
Canada's Hudbay Minerals HBM.TO, HBM.N rises ~2%, Ero Copper ERO.TO, ERO.N adds 2.5% and Teck Resources TECKb.TO, TECK.N up 5.5%