1 kg XCU = 12.72 EUR
Updated Oct 26, 2026, 3:44 AM UTC
since 2000
The copper price in euros is 5.7705 EUR per lb (Oct 26, 2026, 3:44 AM UTC). That is 0.18% below the previous close. Over the last 52 weeks it has traded between 4.2713 EUR (November 7, 2025) and 5.9909 EUR (October 12, 2026). It is 31.6% higher than a year ago. Over the last ten years it has risen 195%. The highest daily close since 2000 was 5.9909 EUR on October 12, 2026.
Uses the live mid-market rate. Physical metal, cards and money transfers usually cost more.
| Unit | Price (EUR) |
|---|---|
| kg | 12.72 |
| lb | 5.77 |
| metric ton | 12,721.67 |
| short ton | 11,540.90 |
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.8119 | 5.9909 | 4.6236 | 5.7709 | +20.4% |
| 2025 | 3.8645 | 4.9420 | 3.7606 | 4.7915 | +24.9% |
| 2024 | 3.5314 | 4.7119 | 3.4180 | 3.8368 | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 3.5714 | 3.9708 | 3.2948 | 3.5118 | −1.6% |
| 2022 | 3.8877 | 4.5100 | 3.2089 | 3.5679 | −9.3% |
| 2021 | 2.8895 | 4.0919 | 2.8895 | 3.9334 | +37.4% |
| 2020 | 2.5311 | 2.9599 | 1.9594 | 2.8637 | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 2.3032 | 2.6677 | 2.2652 | 2.4871 | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 2.6987 | 2.8016 | 2.2345 | 2.2952 | −16.1% |
| 2017 | 2.3890 | 2.7535 | 2.2602 | 2.7345 | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 1.8999 | 2.5179 | 1.7661 | 2.3693 | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 2.3570 | 2.6446 | 1.8662 | 1.9523 | −16.5% |
| 2014 | 2.5124 | 2.5124 | 2.1450 | 2.3380 | −6.3% |
| 2013 | 2.8084 | 2.8270 | 2.2892 | 2.4955 | −9.6% |
| 2012 | 2.7086 | 2.9910 | 2.6006 | 2.7596 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 3.3350 | 3.4397 | 2.2123 | 2.6521 | −20.2% |
| 2010 | 2.3546 | 3.3225 | 2.0766 | 3.3225 | +43.8% |
| 2009 | 1.0414 | 2.3194 | 1.0414 | 2.3098 | +130.4% |
| 2008 | 2.0769 | 2.6254 | 0.86857 | 1.0024 | −51.3% |
| 2007 | 2.1670 | 2.7657 | 1.8510 | 2.0586 | −5.0% |
| 2006 | 1.8257 | 3.1738 | 1.7451 | 2.1670 | +18.3% |
| 2005 | 1.1279 | 1.9237 | 1.0438 | 1.8322 | +67.6% |
| 2004 | 0.85566 | 1.1965 | 0.83646 | 1.0931 | +32.4% |
| 2003 | 0.68351 | 0.83366 | 0.63381 | 0.82582 | +24.3% |
| 2002 | 0.72193 | 0.87233 | 0.66463 | 0.66463 | −10.3% |
| 2001 | 0.86806 | 0.92197 | 0.67008 | 0.74096 | −18.6% |
| 2000 | 0.99341 | 1.0858 | 0.90973 | 0.90973 | — |
From daily closes (UTC). The current year runs to the latest close.
| Month | Average | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 5.8372 | 5.9909 | 5.6783 | 5.7709 | −0.1% |
| Sep 2026 | 5.7191 | 5.9105 | 5.4801 | 5.7763 | +1.6% |
| Aug 2026 | 5.6829 | 5.8014 | 5.5303 | 5.6860 | +1.5% |
| Jul 2026 | 5.5011 | 5.7024 | 5.3091 | 5.6038 | +3.1% |
| Jun 2026 | 5.4872 | 5.7082 | 5.2407 | 5.4348 | −0.5% |
| May 2026 | 5.3652 | 5.6641 | 4.9530 | 5.4616 | +7.9% |
| Apr 2026 | 5.0460 | 5.2161 | 4.7975 | 5.0641 | +4.2% |
| Mar 2026 | 4.8895 | 5.0717 | 4.6236 | 4.8596 | −4.5% |
| Feb 2026 | 4.9559 | 5.1373 | 4.7632 | 5.0864 | +2.8% |
| Jan 2026 | 5.0080 | 5.1600 | 4.8119 | 4.9476 | +3.3% |
| Dec 2025 | 4.6092 | 4.8922 | 4.4438 | 4.7915 | +6.9% |
| Nov 2025 | 4.3426 | 4.4834 | 4.2713 | 4.4834 | +2.3% |
The copper price in euros is 5.7705 EUR per lb (Oct 26, 2026, 3:44 AM UTC). That is 0.18% below the previous close.
The highest daily close in our data since 2000 is 5.9909 EUR, on October 12, 2026. The lowest is 0.63381 EUR, on May 6, 2003.
XCU/EUR is a cross rate: the XCU price in US dollars divided by the EUR price in US dollars. Both legs update continuously from interbank, exchange and central-bank sources, so XCU/EUR moves when either market moves.
Yes. Call /latest with base=EUR and currencies=XCU for the live rate, /convert to convert an amount, and /timeframe for daily history since 2000. A free API key is enough to start.
curl "https://metalapi.com/api/v1/latest?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&base=EUR¤cies=XCU"{
"success": true,
"base": "EUR",
"rates": {
"XCU": 2.527243033,
"EURXCU": 0.3956881024
}
}rates.XCU is how much XCU one EUR buys; rates.EURXCU is the price of one XCU in EUR. Metals are quoted per troy ounce; add unit=gram for grams, kilograms or pounds.