Overnight copper prices continued to fall with bears adding positions, and typhoon expectations boosted stockpiling, causing spot premiums to widen [SMM Copper Morning Briefing]
SMM Morning Meeting Summary: Overnight, LME copper opened at $13,206/mt. In early trading, the copper price center dipped to $13,146/mt, then drifted higher, and near the end of the session touched a high of $13,270/mt, eventually closing at $13,255/mt, down 0.6%. Trading volume reached 24,000 lots, and open interest reached 246,000 lots, a decrease of 972 lots from the previous trading day, indicating long liquidation. Overnight, the most-traded SHFE copper 2608 contract opened at 101,890 yuan/mt. In early trading, the price center dipped to 101,640 yuan/mt, moved sideways then rose, and near the end of the session touched a high of 102,230 yuan/mt, eventually closing at 102,130 yuan/mt, down 0.7%. Trading volume reached 41,100 lots, and open interest reached 152,000 lots, an increase of 1,954 lots from the previous trading day, indicating bearish position building.