The price of copper is declining Wednesday, while investors remain uncertain about demand prospects in the coronavirus situation in China, trading data showed.

March copper futures on the Comex exchange are down 0.38% to $3.7935 a pound (about 0.45 kilograms).

At London Metal Exchange (LME) on Tuesday, the cost of a ton of copper with delivery in three months rose by 0.41% to $8,354.5, aluminum - by 0.49%, to $2,372.5 and zinc - by 2.34%, to $3,082.5.