The price of copper declined on Tuesday, trading data showed. The dollar's appreciation against world currencies is holding back industrial metal quotations.

December futures on copper on the Comex exchange fell by 0.84% to $3.5695 a pound (about 0.45 kilograms).

At Monday's close of trading on the London Metal Exchange (LME), a ton of copper with delivery in three months decreased in price by 2.28% to $ 7,914.5, aluminum - by 0.79% to $ 2,337 and zinc - rose by 0.42% to $ 2,886.