New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- State-owned Hindustan Copper continued to trade higher for the third straight session during Monday's intraday deals on January 5, with the stock rising 5.2% to Rs.570 apiece - the highest level since February 2010. The sustained rally in global copper prices keeps the domestically-focused mining company on investors' radar.

The benchmark three-month copper contract on the London Metal Exchange climbed 2.86% to $12,826.5 a ton.

Earlier in the day, the contract rose as much as 3.28%, approaching last year's record of $12,960, as traders ramped up supplies to the US amid fears that the country may impose tariffs on the industrial metal, tightening availability at major trading hubs such as London and Shanghai.

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