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The union said that workers at Chilean State-owned Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, will go on strike if they do not receive a favorable answer from the company’s board of directors.
Meanwhile, data showed that Shanghai’s economy contracted for a second month in May at a somewhat slower pace, weighing on the commercial hub’s recovery prospects following a two-month Covid lockdown.
“Industrial metals are really not sure what direction to take on China. One day there’s a headline saying everything’s opening up. The next day there’s a partial close-down again.” said Caroline Bain, chief commodities economist at Capital Economics in London.
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(With files from Reuters)
