Copper Price – December 2008

Copper futures (HG=F) opened December 2008 at $1.64 and closed at $1.39 per pound, having lost 15.20% over the month. Trading ranged from a low of $1.25 to a high of $1.65.

December flows frequently blend holiday staffing with window dressing across commodity sleeves. Use the table for session-by-session closes and the summary tiles for month-to-month open, high, low, and last versus first-day direction.

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Historical copper futures reference prices from Yahoo Finance (HG=F). USD per pound.

Currency

Open

$1.64

$1.39

High

$1.65

Low

$1.25

Monthly change: -15.20%

Daily Prices

Copper (HG=F) daily close, USD per lb.

Date	Close
Mon, Dec 1, 2008	$1.60
Tue, Dec 2, 2008	$1.58
Wed, Dec 3, 2008	$1.53
Thu, Dec 4, 2008	$1.45
Fri, Dec 5, 2008	$1.36
Mon, Dec 8, 2008	$1.48
Tue, Dec 9, 2008	$1.42
Wed, Dec 10, 2008	$1.47
Thu, Dec 11, 2008	$1.49
Fri, Dec 12, 2008	$1.41
Mon, Dec 15, 2008	$1.38
Tue, Dec 16, 2008	$1.35
Wed, Dec 17, 2008	$1.35
Thu, Dec 18, 2008	$1.27
Fri, Dec 19, 2008	$1.30
Mon, Dec 22, 2008	$1.32
Tue, Dec 23, 2008	$1.25
Wed, Dec 24, 2008	$1.25
Fri, Dec 26, 2008	$1.27
Mon, Dec 29, 2008	$1.30
Tue, Dec 30, 2008	$1.31
Wed, Dec 31, 2008	$1.39