Copper miners down after Iran denies talks to end war, attacks Israel

U.S.-listed shares of copper miners fall premarket, tracking lower prices of the red metal MET/L

Benchmark three-month copper CMCU3 on London Metal Exchange down 1.4% at $11,991.50 per metric ton

Copper prices fall after Iran denied holding talks with U.S. to end the war in Middle East and launched fresh missile attacks on Israel

Global mining giants Rio Tinto RIO.N and BHP Group BHP.N fall 1.3% and 1.2%, respectively

Copper miners Southern Copper SCCO.N and Freeport-McMoRan FCX.N down marginally and 1.2%, respectively

Canada's Hudbay Minerals HBM.TO, HBM.N slides 4.3%, Ero Copper ERO.TO, ERO.N down 1.2% and Teck Resources TECKb.TO, TECK.N falls 2.6%