LME copper prices opened at $8025/mt and closed at $7984.5/mt overnight, a decline of 1.15%, with the high-end of $8037.5/mt and the low-end of $7983/mt. Trading volume was 16,000 lots and open interest stood at 268,000 lots. The most active SHFE 2312 copper contract prices opened at 66800 yuan/mt and closed at 66590 yuan/mt last evening, a drop of 0.49%, with the high-end of 66800 yuan/mt and the low-end of 66570 yuan/mt. Trading volume was 26,000 lots, and open interest stood at 152,000 lots.
On the macro front, U.S. Republican Congressman Mike Johnson was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Capitol Hill has refocused on government spending. Domestically, the Ministry of Finance stated that the Chinese government's debt ratio is still within a reasonable range and the overall risk is controllable. In terms of fundamentals, East China was not affected by the rise in copper prices yesterday. Spot resources were still tight. Coupled with the market's expected limited inflow of imported copper, the premium and discount performance was relatively strong. Inventories in South China continued to decline, but due to higher copper prices, downstream buying interest was suppressed. Spot premiums and discounts fell yesterday. Prices will remain at low levels in the near term, supressed by the US dollar.

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