Copper eases but holds near 8-month high on demand optimism.

Byline: S. Kamal Hayder Kazmi

Copper eased on Wednesday as funds took profits after prices failed to break above a key resistance level, but expectations of strong demand from top consumer China kept them near eight-month highs. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange was down 0.1 percent at $6,490 a tonne at 1112 GMT. Prices of the metal used widely in power and construction touched $6,540 on...

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