Copper falls as U.S. government stays closed for third day.

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Copper decreased on Thursday falling for the third time in four days after the U.S. President Barack Obama and the Congress did not come to an agreement about a new budget and prolonged the government shutdown to its third day. December copper futures slipped 0.9% to $3.2855 a pound as of 10:18 a.m. on the New York's Comex.

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