Price spread between futures contracts narrows, hold back from selling intensifies, spot premiums may stop falling and stabilize [SMM Copper Morning Meeting Minutes]
SMM Morning Meeting Summary: LME copper:
Opened at $14,645.5/mt, peaked at $14,657/mt, bottomed at $14,549/mt, and closed at $14,555.5/mt, down 0.45%. Trading volume was 11,400 lots, with open interest at 264,000 lots, an increase of 2,818 lots from the previous trading day, driven by bearish position building.
The most-traded SHFE copper 2611 contract:
Opened at 110,950 yuan/mt, peaked at 111,020 yuan/mt, bottomed at 110,610 yuan/mt, and closed at 110,730 yuan/mt, down 0.15%. Trading volume was 16,300 lots, with open interest at 195,000 lots, a decrease of 922 lots from the previous trading day, driven by bullish position reduction.