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Metal Prices, your tool for checking the daily copper price
Track live LME daily copper price (also aluminium price) in EUR and USD. Top Cable Metal Prices gives you daily updates, historical trends and monthly averages. Try the app and sign up for the free daily newsletter!
WHY DAILY COPPER PRICE MATTER
Copper prices move every day — and in the electrical cable industry, that movement has a direct impact on your purchasing decisions.
Copper is the main component of power cables— which means that when LME prices shift, your cable quotes shift with them. The London Metal Exchange (LME) is the world’s oldest and largest market for industrial metals. Founded in 1877, it sets the global benchmark price for copper, aluminium, nickel, and other base metals — and LME prices are referenced in physical contracts worldwide.At Top Cable, we monitor Cu and Al prices continuously to keep our partners informed and competitive. That is why we built Top Cable Metal Prices — a free, dedicated tool for everyone in the electrical industry who needs accurate, real-time daily copper price.
WHAT IS TOP CABLE METALS PRICES?
Top Cable Metal Prices is a free web application that allows users to view the daily market values of copper and aluminium raw materials. It is aimed at distributors of electrical equipment, engineering firms, electrical installation companies, and anyone related to the electrical sector who needs to access copper or aluminium values quickly and accurately — through a smartphone, anytime, anywhere.
Our renewed Metal Prices platform now gives you:
- Live LME data — updated daily copper price as soon as markets post closing prices.
- Prices in EUR and USD — with daily-updated currency exchange rates.
- Historical price trends — recent and long-term views with interactive charts.
- Monthly Cu and Al averages — to support budget planning and supplier negotiations.
Everything in one place: METAL PRICES tool.
HOW TO USE THE PLATFORM: VIDEO TUTORIAL
New to the tool or want to get the most out of its features? We have created a step-by-step video tutorial that walks you through every section of the Metal Prices platform.
👉 Watch the user manual tutorial here.
Learn how to switch between copper and aluminium, select your currency, read historical charts, and download monthly averages — in just a few minutes.
WHO IS THIS TOOL FOR?
Top Cable Metal Prices is built for professionals who work with electrical cables on a daily basis and need to know the daily copper price:
- Electrical distributors and wholesalers who need to align quotes with live metal prices.
- Project engineers and contractors estimating material budgets for tenders.
- Procurement managers tracking raw material cost trends for supplier negotiations.
- Cable manufacturers and OEMs monitoring input cost volatility.
- Finance and operations teams building cost models tied to LME benchmarks.
STAY ONE STEP AHEAD OF THE MARKET
In a market where copper and aluminium represent 60–70% of cable cost, the LME copper price gives you the clearest signal to support your cable purchasing decisions. The professionals who track it daily are the ones who negotiate better, quote more accurately, and react faster to market shifts.
Subscribe to Top Cable Metal Prices and receive daily copper price updates — for free.
What is the LME copper price and why does it matter for cable buyers?
The LME copper contract is tradeable out to 10 years and enables physical and financial participants to accurately hedge and take a view on supply and demand dynamics. In 2025, over 170,000 lots were traded on average every day. For cable buyers, the daily LME closing price is the primary reference used by manufacturers to set or adjust their cable pricing — making it the single most important figure to track when managing procurement costs.
How often are the metal prices updated on Top Cable’s platform?
The application values are updated daily, as soon as the main markets post their closing prices. Currency exchange rates are also updated daily to provide the most accurate information possible.
Can I see historical copper and aluminium price trends?
Yes. The application automatically shows a chart with the evolution of the previous month’s values, and both the chart and the average value adapt to the date range you have chosen— allowing you to analyse trends over any custom period.
What is the difference between LME and DEL daily copper prices?
The LME (London Metal Exchange) is the global benchmark, used worldwide as the reference for copper contracts. The DEL (Deutsches Elektrolytkupfer für Leitzwecke) is a German electrolytic copper price benchmark used primarily in Central Europe, particularly in the German-speaking cable and electrical industry. Top Cable Metal Prices tracks both, so you can work with whichever reference your supply chain uses.
Is the Top Cable Metal Prices tool free to use?
Yes — Top Cable Metal Prices is completely free and accessible from any device, with no registration required to view daily copper price.
How do copper price fluctuations affect my cable project budget?
Cable prices vary due to fluctuating metal prices, which are linked to changes in the oil price and USD exchange rate. Considering metal price fluctuations at the project cost estimation stage can provide significant advantages, especially when determining the budget required for procuring materials. Monitoring LME daily copper price lets you time orders more strategically and build more accurate cost projections.
