Copper declined 2.1% during the week to $ 3,014 per pound, falling 2.4% in June

A marginal drop of 0.06% highlighted the price of copper on Friday. The entry closed the day at $ 3,014 per pound accumulating a decline of 2.1% over the week, 2.4% in June and 7.1% in the first half. Its average price during the month was US $ 3,154 per pound and its average for the year was US $ 3,137 per pound, up 20.4%.

seen affected by intense speculation around the trade dispute that keeps the United States (USA) with China, the world's leading consumer of merchandise. The Asian merchant's new merchandise import taxes to the northern power, coupled with restrictions on Chinese investment in the US technology sector, have raised investor concerns and are already being felt in difficult macroeconomic data. Beijing reported on Friday that the nation's current account showed its first shortfall since March 2010, which could change the trajectory of the yuan and share prices in the country.

For the time being, copper inventories on the London Metal Exchange (LME) fell by 1.25% to 294,525 metric tonnes