Copper Futures Trading Sets NYMEX Volume Record

COMEX Division copper futures set a daily volume record of 35,168 contracts on the New York Mercantile Exchange Friday, topping the previous volume record of 28,701 contracts traded on May 17, 1996. Exchange President R. Patrick Thompson said, 'The Exchange is very pleased with the success of its copper futures contract which continues to be a key source of price discovery and risk management for the North American copper market.'