Spot discounts were initially low and then rose last week, rebounding to 90 yuan/mt at the week’s end. Sellers lowed prices after smelters sold off cargoes at lower prices early last week. Spot discounts fell to 130 yuan/mt.
As copper prices fell sharply, downstream processing companies restocked cargoes on Thursday last week, helping spot quote rebound. Dip buying last Friday prompted sellers to raise prices.
Some enterprises are concerned that copper prices will drop further, and end-user demand is currently weak. In this scenario, spot quotes in Shandong are unlikely to rebound further this week.
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