May 21, 2026: The average warrant price remained unchanged from the previous trading day, closed at $72/mt (price range $68-76/mt); the average B/L price remained unchanged from the previous trading day, closed at $71/mt (price range $66-76/mt); the average EQ copper (CIF B/L) price fell $1/mt from the previous trading day, closed at $41/mt (price range $38-44/mt), with quotes referencing cargoes arriving in mid-to-late May and early June.
The spot market was sluggish during the day. Suppliers mostly offered registered warrants and EQ arriving in early June, but transactions were limited due to the pullback in the SHFE/LME price ratio. It was heard that a small volume of ER copper B/L arriving in early June was quoted at $80/mt, QP May; early June EQ B/L was offered at $50-55/mt, and EQ B/L arriving in late May was quoted at $50/mt, QP May-June. ER copper warrants for delivery within this week were quoted at $80-85/mt, with a small volume transacted at $75/mt, QP June.
![BC Copper Moved Sideways with a Slight Gain; Price Spread Between SHFE and LME Inverted Further [SMM BC Copper Commentary]](https://imgqn.smm.cn/usercenter/gCNEi20251217171715.jpeg)
