Copper prices on Monday rose Rs 8.15 to Rs 865.65 per kilogram in the futures market on the back of higher spot demand.

On the Multi Commodity Exchange, copper contracts for delivery in October traded higher Rs 8.15 or 0.95 per cent at Rs 865.65 per kg in a business turnover of 8,520 lots.

Analysts attributed the rise in copper prices to the raising of bets by participants.