The price of copper falls on Monday after rising the previous week, trading data shows. Markets continue to assess demand prospects.

March copper futures on the Comex exchange fell 0.23% to $4.1208 a pound (about 0.45 kilograms). Over the past week, the industrial metal rose in price by nearly 2.3%.

At Friday's close of trading on the London Metal Exchange (LME), a ton of copper with delivery in three months fell by 0.39% to $8,987.5, aluminum - by 0.27% to $2,387.5 and zinc - rose by 1.81% to $3,058.