Copper Price Today March 5, 2026

Jakarta, Pintu News – World copper prices on Thursday, March 5, 2026 recorded a slight weakening in the latest trade. Based on global commodity market data, copper futures prices were at around $5.8555 per pound, down around 0.0520 points or 0.88% compared to the previous session.

This decline occurred after copper prices had moved in a higher range in the last few trading sessions. However, in the medium to long term, copper prices are still showing a fairly strong growth trend.

Copper to Rupiah Price Conversion

Copper prices on the international market are usually calculated in pounds (lb). To find out the estimated price in kilograms, a conversion from pounds to kilograms is required.

Here are the current copper price estimates:

• Copper price: $5.8555 per pound
• Conversion 1 pound: 0.4536 kilograms
• Copper price: around $12.91 per kilogram
• USD/IDR rate: IDR16,896

Based on these calculations, the current global copper price is equivalent to approximately:

• ≈ IDR 218,000 per kilogram

These prices are estimates based on the global market and do not include distribution costs or local market factors.

Global Copper Price Movement

The trading chart shows that copper prices briefly moved up near $5.95 per pound before correcting back to the range of $5.83 to $5.86 per pound. This movement indicates that volatility is still quite active in the industrial metal commodity market.

In short-term periods, copper prices often move with the dynamics of global industrial demand. As copper is an essential ingredient in the energy, electronics and construction sectors, its demand is highly sensitive to global economic growth.

Factors Affecting Copper Prices

Some of the major factors affecting copper prices in the global market include:

• Global industrial demand mainly from the construction and manufacturing sectors
• Economic conditions of major countries such as China and the United States
• Supply disruptions from copper producing countries
• US dollar and global commodity market movements

Copper is often dubbed “Dr. Copper” in the economic world as its price is considered to reflect the health of the global economy. When industrial activity increases, the demand for copper usually follows suit, pushing the price up.

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Reference

• Investing.com. Copper Futures Price. Accessed March 5, 2026.