Copper futures ended marginally higher on Thursday as the industrial metal sits near three-year highs, buoyed by a positive global economic backdrop, strong demand from China and the prospect that electric vehicles will stoke demand for base metals moving forward.

Copper futures for December delivery closed up less than 0.1 percent at $3.1435 a pound on the Comex metals division of New York Mercantile Exchange. While, copper on the London Metal Exchange was flat at $6,929 a metric ton.

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