Copper falls as U.S. government faces partial shutdown

Copper dropped for the first time in a four-day period on Monday paring its largest quarterly gain since March 2012 amid speculation about a partial shutdown of the U.S. government. The metal for December delivery fell 0.6% to $7,254 a metric ton on the London Metal Exchange and it was traded at $7,280 as of 10:43 a.m. Tokyo time.