An employee monitors the 8mm diameter copper cable which is rolled up before passing through a rolling mill to become cable at the Nexans manufacture in Lens, France, on May 11, 2022. DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images

Copper prices finished 2025 slightly lower, following a massive year for the red metal.

The industrial metal fell about 2 percent to around $5.67 per pound on Dec. 31, joining the broader metal market decline.

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