Overnight, LME copper opened at $9,303 /mt, with its highest at $9,481.5/mt and lowest at $9,344/mt before closing at $9,443.5/mt. Trading volume was 38,000 lots, and open interest was 318,000 lots. Overnight, the most-traded SHFE copper contract opened at 76,100 yuan/mt, with its highest at 76,850 yuan/mt and lowest at 75,850 yuan/mt before closing at 76,400 yuan/mt. Trading volume was 77,000 lots, and open interest was 187,000 lots. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York's latest Survey of Consumer Expectations showed on Monday that the US consumers' one-year inflation expectation held steady at 3% in March, bullish for copper prices. At the same time, the maintenance of large domestic smelters in April coincided with the seasonal recovery of consumption. Coupled with the implementation of favorable domestic policies, copper prices rose. Supply side, a certain amount of copper was imported during the Qingming Festival. The surging copper prices led to the subdued downstream purchasing appetite. Only a few of downstream producers restocked amid high prices, and overall consumption remained sluggish. As of April 8, the copper inventory in domestic major trading markets increased by 13,500 mt from Qingming Festival to 401,500 mt, a one-year record. Driven by macro factors and market sentiments, copper prices are expected to have upward room.

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