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

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.