LME copper market was closed. Overnight, the most-traded SHFE 2407 copper contract opened at 83,900 yuan/mt, hitting a session low of 83,860 yuan/mt at the beginning, then reaching a high of 85,010 yuan/mt before closing at 84,940 yuan/mt, with a gain of 1.34%. Trading volume reached 69,000 lots, and open interest reached 208,000 lots. On the macro front, Shanghai issued a notice on optimizing policies for the stable and healthy development of local real estate market, adjusting and optimizing housing purchase restrictions. Additionally, it was reported that the Israeli negotiation delegation would submit a new draft of the hostage exchange and ceasefire agreement to the relevant mediators as early as May 28, which indicated potential ease of geopolitical conflicts, leading to a slight rise in copper prices. On the fundamentals side, the supply side saw an increase in arrivals recently, but market transactions were sluggish. Social inventory hit a new high for the year. As of May 27, SMM copper stocks in China’s major regions increased by 9,400 mt from last Thursday to 424,500 mt. Overall, despite the introduction of favorable policies, consumption remained sluggish, causing social inventory to continue to hit new highs for the year, leaving copper prices lacking subsequent support.

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