Copper Is Getting Slammed

Copper futures are down more than 2.5 percent and are poised to see their largest decline in 16 months, Dow Jones' Francesca Freeman writes.

The sell-off came after a report that Zambia, Africa's largest producer, resumed shipments after a two-week halt because of a railroad accident, she says.

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Other commodities were mixed. Gold and oil were trading slightly higher, while natural gas was down.