Overnight, LME copper opened at $10,986.5/mt, initially reaching a high of $10,986.5/mt and then declining to a low of $10,819/mt before closing at $10,958.5/mt, up 2.27%. The trading volume reached 36,000 lots, and the open interest was 341,000 lots. Overnight, the most-traded SHFE 2407 copper contract opened at 86,670 yuan/mt, initially dipping to 86,560 yuan/mt, then steadily rising to a high of 87,760 yuan/mt, and finally closed at 87,600 yuan/mt, up 0.99%. The trading volume reached 91,000 lots, and the open interest was 226,000 lots. On the macro front, driven by positive domestic news, market speculators have been increasing. Fundamentally, copper cathode futures prices surged rapidly, while spot market quotations showed a large discount. Due to poor orders from processing enterprises, spot transactions were sluggish. It is expected that supply excess will continue. As of May 20, SMM copper inventory in China's major regions decreased by 7,600 mt from May 16 to 402,800 mt. Total copper stocks increased by 280,100 mt YoY. As market sentiment remains bullish, copper prices are expected to run at high levels.

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