New Delhi: Due to high spot demand, the price of copper rose 0.56 percent to Rs 838.95 per kg in the futures market on Friday.

On the Multi Commodity Exchange, copper contracts for delivery in July rose by Rs 4,70, or 0.56 per cent, to Rs 838.95 per kg with a turnover of 9,325 lots.

Analysts attributed the rise in copper prices to increased bets by participants.