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[MARKET ANALYSIS] Copper underpinned by early European positive, spot gold uneventful amid light macro news flow

Copper is currently seeing support from positive sentiment in Europe, which helps offset earlier mixed trends from the APAC session.

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  • Spot gold has been lacklustre thus far throughout the European morning, with the yellow metal trading around the USD 5,075/oz mark at the time of writing, still within yesterday's USD 5,019.71-5,119.35/oz range, with fresh catalysts on the lighter side. Alongside news flow, the Dollar remains relatively muted following yesterday's NFP-driven volatility, which proved to be short-lived. Both the Dollar and XAU have been moving sideways since awaiting the US CPI tomorrow. 
  • Copper prices were indecisive during the APAC session, reflecting mixed sentiment in China, with the Hang Seng and Shanghai Composite diverging overnight. However, early positive sentiment from Europe keeps prices underpinned, and offsets some of the weakness from the APAC session, providing support to the red metal. 3M LME Copper is currently trading around USD 13.3k/t in a narrow 13,2k-13.339k/t range.
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In contrast, spot gold remains stagnant amid a lack of significant macro news, with traders likely waiting for the upcoming US CPI report to drive volatility. This environment suggests that while copper may find a foothold, gold may continue to struggle without fresh catalysts.

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