LME copper prices opened at $8434/mt and closed with a gain of 0.52% at $8438/mt last evening, with the low-end of $8403/mt and the high-end of $8491/mt. Trading volume stood at 17,000 lots. Open interest stood at 278,000 lots.
The most active SHFE 2310 copper contract prices opened at 69570 yuan/mt and finished at 69560 yuan/mt last evening, up 0.46%, with the low-end of 69370 yuan/mt and the high-end of 69620 yuan/mt. Trading volume was 24,000 lots, and open interest stood at 161,000 lots.
On the macro front, retail sales in the US increased by 0.6% in August, higher than expected 0.2%. Its PPI monthly rate recorded 0.7%, the largest increase in more than a year, higher than the expected 0.4%. In addition, the number of initial jobless claims in the United States in the week to September 9 recorded 220,000, continuing to be lower than the expected 225,000.
Downstream purchasing enthusiasm was weak. Yesterday, spot premiums turned into discounts in both East China or South China. In terms of consumption, the market has optimistic expectations for the peak season from September to October. It is expected that copper prices will remain rangebound at high levels due to market expectations over Fed ending interest rate hike.

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