Copper Prices Rebound to $6.72 Per Pound Amid Global Economic Trends

Copper prices have rebounded in the morning trade on Friday, September 18th, 2026, reaching US$6.72 per pound after a downward trend over the past four days.

This increase marks a higher price compared to the previous trading day's figure of US$6.66 per pound and represents a growth of 2.57 percent in copper prices over the past week, with an average daily transaction price of US$6.54 per pound.

Looking at the bigger picture, copper prices have risen by 16.67 percent from their start-of-year level at US$5.76 per pound and have fallen by 2.51 percent from this year's peak price of US$6.89 per pound.

The London Metal Exchange (LME) is the main benchmark for global copper prices, which are influenced by supply-demand sentiment, China manufacturing data releases, US Federal Reserve interest rate policy direction, and US Dollar exchange rates.

Indonesia's raw copper export ban policy remains in effect as part of natural resource downstream industrialisation efforts to increase domestic added value.