The price of copper is up 1% on Wednesday morning on signs of a recovery in demand for it due to the lifting of some covid restrictions in China, according to trading data and analyst comments.

May futures for copper on the Comex exchange rises in price by 1% - to $ 4.7393 per pound (about 0.45 kilograms).

At the London Metal Exchange (LME), following the results of Tuesday, the cost of a ton of copper with delivery in three months increased by 1.39%, to $10,342.5, aluminum - by 0.58%, to $3,267, zinc - by 2%, to $4,376.