Copper futures (HG=F) opened May 2026 at $5.93 and closed at $6.36 per pound, having gained 7.18% over the month. Trading ranged from a low of $5.79 to a high of $6.64.
May historically sits between spring data dumps and summer slowdown risks for bullion. 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.
Explore the copper history index, compare gold for May 2026, or return to the live copper tracker and live gold dashboards.