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Copper Price Today (daily futures, since 1988)

Daily closes of the front-month COMEX copper futures contract (Financial Modeling Prep), the price markets trade today. The World Bank's monthly averages below go back to 1960.

Copper futures, $ per pound: $6.51 (Oct 23, 2026).
A year earlier: $5.11 (Oct 23, 2025), a change of +27.3%.
Highest on record here: $6.89 (Sep 9, 2026); lowest: $0.61 (Nov 7, 2001).

Year	Average	Year close
1988	$1.12	$1.40
1989	$1.25	$1.06
1990	$1.15	$1.17
1991	$1.04	$0.98
1992	$1.03	$1.04
1993	$0.86	$0.83
1994	$1.06	$1.39
1995	$1.32	$1.21
1996	$1.04	$1.00
1997	$1.03	$0.78
1998	$0.76	$0.67
1999	$0.73	$0.86

Source: Financial Modeling Prep (daily futures closes); today's price: HGUSD.

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