** Shares of Hindustan Copper HCPR.NS up 5.5% to 430.4 rupees as copper prices hit record high

** The benchmark three-month copper on the London Futures Exchange CMCU3 hit a record high of $12,282 a ton, last up 1.1% to $12,194

** Indian miner set to gain for five straight weeks, rising ~37% in the period so far

** Stock trading above its 100-day, 200-day simple moving avgs since Sept, indicating bullish sentiment

** CMCU3 has risen about 10% in Dec, set for highest monthly gain since April 2024

** YTD, CMCU3 up about 40% - on track to highest yearly gain since 2009
** More than 37.5 mln shares of HCPR traded, 2.6x their 30-day moving avg

** YTD, HCPR up ~74%

(Reporting by Anuran Sadhu in Bengaluru)

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