<div id="readability-page-1"><div>** Shares of copper miners rise, tracking higher prices of the red metal ** Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange up 2.5% at $11,201.50 a metric ton** Copper prices powered to a record high, boosted by a weaker dollar and concerns over lower supply from top copper miner Chile and smelters in China, the world's biggest consumer of the metal** A softer dollar makes dollar-denominated metals more affordable for holders of other currencies** Miners Southern Copper up 1.5% and Freeport-McMoRan up 2.3%** Canada's Hudbay Minerals up ~2% and Ero Copper climbs 4.4% and Teck Resources gains marginally</div></div>

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Copper miners' shares rose as copper prices hit a record high, driven by a weaker dollar and supply concerns from Chile and China. The benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange increased by 2.5% to $11,201.50 per metric ton. Southern Copper, Freeport-McMoRan, Hudbay Minerals, Ero Copper, and Teck Resources saw gains in their stock prices.

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Copper miners rise as red metal prices hit record high on softer dollar, lower supply