World Commodities - Copper hits lowest since January as US-China dispute escalates.

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Byline: S. Kamal Hayder Kazmi

Copper prices hit their lowest since January on Thursday as fears grew that a worsening confrontation between the United States and China will damage economic growth and metals demand.

Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) dropped to $5,880 a tonne in intraday trading, the weakest since Jan. 14, before pulling back to close down just $2 at...