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Copper prices hit a nine-month high on Wednesday as firmer-than-expected economic growth figures from China boosted expectations for higher demand in the world's top metals consumer. Benchmark copper rose 1 per cent to $6,565 per tonne by 1250 GMT, its highest since July 3. China, which is in the midst of a trade conflict with the United States, ramped up fiscal stimulus this year to support the world’s second largest economy after a slew of disappointing data pointed to a potential slowdown.
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