New Delhi, Apr 20 (PTI) Copper prices rose by Rs 1.65 to Rs 432.05 per kg in futures trade today as speculators enlarged their positions on the back of a firming global trend.

At the Multi Commodity Exchange, copper for delivery in August rose by Rs 1.65, or 0.38 per cent to Rs 432.05 per kg, with a business turnover of two lots.

Similarly, the metal for delivery in April edged up by Rs 1.40, or 0.33 per cent to Rs 419.80 per kg, with a business turnover of three lots.

Market analysts said a firming trend in copper at the London Metal Exchange (LME) mainly led to the rise in the metal prices at futures trade here.

Meanwhile, copper jumped 1.1 per cent to USD 9,444.50 a metric tonne on the London Metal Exchange.