Australian copper miners slip as easing supply worries drag on metal prices

Capstone Copper

20/10/2026 04:06

** Australian copper miners fall on the day, while the broader benchmark .AXJO trades down 0.9%
** Prices of the red metal fell overnight as rising inventories and the end of a strike at a major Chilean mine eased supply concerns MET/L
** Sandfire Resources SFR.AX down as much as 3.1% to A$19.95
** Australia-listed shares of Capstone Copper CSC.AX decline as much as 1.9% to A$12.36
** Capstone on track to log second consecutive day of losses

 (Reporting by Nikita Maria Jino in Bengaluru)
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