Copper eases after three days of gains, U.S. data cushions

By International Business Times,  October 02, 2012, 03:42:40 AM EDT

(Reuters) - London copper eased on Tuesday after gaining for three sessions with holidays in top consumer China this week keeping trade thin, although an unexpected glimmer of expansion from the U.S. manufacturing sector cushioned prices.

Copper began the fourth quarter on a steady footing this week after rallying 7.8 percent in September, when the European Central Bank and the U.S. Federal Reserve unleashed measures to buttress their faltering economies.

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