METALS-London copper edges up on signs of trade row easing
December 12, 2018 at 21:25 PM EST
London copper prices moved higher in early Asian trade on Thursday amid signs China is making good on pledges made to the United States as part of a deal to resolve a trade row between the world's top two economies. Chinese companies have made their first major purchases of U.S. soybeans, a commodity at the heart of the trade spat, in more than six months, Reuters reported on Wednesday, while Beijing also looked to have toned down a high-tech industrial push