India’s copper demand up 12% in FY26 at 2,100 KT led by automotive, infra & realty sectors

India's apparent copper consumption rose 12% in fiscal year 2026 to 2,100 kilotonnes, with growth led by the automotive, infrastructure and real estate sectors, according to the Businessline report. The demand expansion points to a transmission channel running through domestic construction and vehicle production, where copper is used in wiring, cabling, motors and electrical components, so the signal reflects end-use activity rather than speculative positioning. For global copper markets, India's rising share of consumption strengthens the case that emerging-Asian demand is offsetting softness elsewhere, supporting LME and COMEX pricing and tightening the balance for refined metal imports. The exposure is most direct for Indian cable and wire manufacturers, electrical equipment makers and domestic copper fabricators, whose margins depend on the spread between import costs and downstream pricing, while the rupee's movement against the dollar will shape the landed cost of imported concentrate and cathode. Traders should watch India's monthly industrial production and infrastructure output data, along with customs import figures for refined copper, as near-term confirmation of whether

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