India · 15 Jul 2026
National pricing
| Purity | 10 g | 100 g | 1 kg |
|---|---|---|---|
Pure (.999) | ₹13.59 | ₹135.94 | ₹1,359.40 |
Difference is vs. previous trading day
| Date | 999 |
|---|---|
15 Jul 2026 Wednesday | ₹1.36(+0.00) |
14 Jul 2026 Tuesday | ₹1.35(+0.02) |
13 Jul 2026 Monday | ₹1.33(+0.01) |
12 Jul 2026 Sunday | ₹1.33(-0.00) |
11 Jul 2026 Saturday | ₹1.33(+0.01) |
10 Jul 2026 Friday | ₹1.32(+0.01) |
9 Jul 2026 Thursday | ₹1.32(+0.03) |
999 · INR per gram · India · always shows latest, independent of selected date
Today’s copper rate in India (15 Jul 2026) is ₹1.36 per gram, or approximately ₹1,359.40 per kilogram. Copper is treated as a national rate; the underlying market is the London Metal Exchange (LME) cash settlement, tracked locally on MCX.
Unlike gold or silver, copper is rarely held as physical retail bullion in India. Most exposure comes through MCX futures, commodity ETFs, and equity in mining and metals companies. The per-gram rate on this page is useful as a reference for jewellery and craft applications where copper is used decoratively.
Copper is the bellwether industrial metal. Demand is concentrated in construction (electrical wiring), power transmission, electronics, and increasingly electric vehicles and renewable infrastructure. China alone consumes about half of global annual copper output, so Chinese property and manufacturing data move the price more than any other single input.
Supply is concentrated in Chile, Peru and the DRC; mine strikes, grade declines, or new project delays can tighten the market quickly. Economists watch copper as a leading indicator of global industrial activity — hence the nickname “Dr. Copper”.
The copper-to-gold ratio is a closely watched macro indicator. A rising ratio (copper outperforming gold) typically signals optimism about global growth; a falling ratio signals risk-off sentiment. Long-term, the green-energy transition is expected to add structural demand — an EV uses roughly 4× the copper of a combustion car, and renewable grids are copper-intensive.
For retail investors in India, copper exposure is most commonly accessed through MCX futures (lot size 2,500 kg) and equity in companies like Hindalco and Vedanta. There is no widely available physical copper ETF in India.
Copper trades in different units at different scales, and they are simple multiples of the same rate: the per-gram price above × 1,000 gives the per-kg rate of ₹1,359.40, and × 1,000 again gives the per-tonne price the LME quotes. The kilogram is the practical Indian unit — it is how scrap dealers, electricians and copperware sellers all quote.
Scrap copper (old wiring, motors, pipes) is bought below the published rate, with the discount depending on grade — clean bright wire fetches the most, mixed or coated scrap less. New copperware is the reverse: priced on weight at the published rate plus a making charge for the workmanship.
Copper’s biggest place in an Indian household is the one nobody sees: the wiring. House wiring is almost entirely copper, which is why electrical rewiring quotes move with the rate on this page, and why old wiring has real scrap value.
The visible copper is in the kitchen and the pooja room — water bottles, lotas, tumblers, handis and lamps. These are priced by weight plus a making charge, just like silver utensils, so the per-kg rate is your reference when buying. Ayurveda ascribes health benefits to water stored in copper (“tamra jal”); whatever you make of the claim, genuine copper vessels develop a dull patina that polishes off with lemon and salt — a vessel that never tarnishes is probably not pure copper. Handicraft centres like Moradabad build a further premium on workmanship rather than metal value.
Today's copper rate in India is ₹1.36 per gram, or roughly ₹1,359.40 per kilogram.
Copper costs about ₹1,359.40 per kilogram in India today. Per kg is the unit scrap dealers, electricians and copperware sellers actually trade in — finished utensils and bottles are priced on weight plus a making charge.
No. Copper is a base (industrial) metal, priced on the London Metal Exchange rather than the LBMA precious-metals market that sets gold, silver and platinum. It is valued for conductivity and industrial use, not scarcity — which is why it trades per kilogram rather than per gram.
LME and MCX copper prices move continuously during market hours, like any traded commodity. This page publishes a daily Indian reference rate derived from the latest settlement, refreshed every business day.
Chile is by far the largest producer, followed by Peru, the Democratic Republic of Congo and China. Because supply is concentrated in a handful of countries, strikes, power shortages or political disruption at major mines can move the global price quickly.
LME copper is priced in US dollars, so a stronger dollar makes copper more expensive for other currencies and tends to push the price down — and vice versa. For Indian buyers the USD–INR exchange rate adds a second layer: a weaker rupee raises the INR copper price even when the dollar price is flat.
Copper is a London Metal Exchange (LME) base metal. The Indian rate is derived from the LME settlement converted to INR per kilogram and adjusted for import duty and local dealer margins. MCX (Multi Commodity Exchange) also publishes copper futures that closely track LME.
Copper is so widely used in construction, electrical wiring, electronics, and EVs that economists treat its price as a leading indicator of global industrial health — hence the nickname "Dr. Copper" for its ability to "diagnose" the economy.
In India, retail investors typically access copper through MCX futures contracts or commodity-themed mutual funds rather than physical bullion. Physical copper is bulky and oxidises, so it is not a practical store of value.
Copper and gold are weakly correlated. A rising copper price usually signals expanding industrial demand, which often coincides with periods when gold underperforms. The copper-to-gold ratio is sometimes used by macro investors to read the global growth outlook.
