Today, the most-traded BC copper 2604 contract opened at 91,030 yuan/mt, fluctuated downward at the start of the session to hit a low of 90,280 yuan/mt, then fluctuated upward during the day with the price center rising to approach 92,530 yuan/mt near the close, and finally settled at 92,280 yuan/mt, up 1.24%. Open interest reached 5,564 lots, an increase of 430 lots from the previous trading day, while trading volume reached 6,984 lots, showing an increase in positions by bulls. On the macro front, U.S.-Iran negotiations made positive progress, but differences remain between the two sides, and the market continues to monitor uncertainties regarding the negotiation process and tariff policies. Combined with support from the precious metals market, these factors provided a bullish influence on copper prices. On the fundamentals side, supply continues to increase, with ample supplementary supply from imports; demand is currently in the post-Chinese New Year resumption cycle, as downstream enterprises gradually resume production and consumption slowly recovers.
The SHFE copper 2604 contract settled at 103,920 yuan/mt. Based on the BC copper 2604 contract price of 92,280 yuan/mt, its post-tax price is 104,276 yuan/mt, resulting in a price spread of -356 between the SHFE copper 2603 contract and BC copper. The inverted spread persisted but narrowed compared to the previous day.
