LONDON—Copper prices hovered near a 19-month high as the market awaited news of a potential strike at the world’s largest mine. The industrial metal spent the morning in Europe swinging between gains and losses. In late morning trade, prices were down 0.03% at $5,943 per metric ton, but earlier in the morning the metal was up as much as 0.20%. On Wednesday, the metal closed in London at prices last seen in June 2015.

Source: Wall Street Journal January 26, 2017 12:37 UTC