New Delhi, June 17 -- Copper prices in the international market declined on Tuesday as escalating tensions between Israel and Iran dampened investor sentiment. LME copper prices along with other metals traded lower, further pressured by a stronger US dollar.

On the London Metal Exchange (LME), copper price was down 0.3% at $9,677 per metric ton. However, copper prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) edged up 0.2% to 78,470 yuan per metric ton.

On the domestic front, copper prices on Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) traded higher. MCX copper rate was up 0.19% at Rs.880.20 per kg, having opened lower at Rs.876.30 compared to its previous close of Rs.878.55 level.

The escalation in the Israel-Iran war has driven investors away from ...