LME copper prices closed at $8,636/mt overnight, a decline of 2.26%. Trading volume was 26,000 lots and open interest stood at 281,000 lots. The most active SHFE 2309 copper contract finished at 69,700 yuan/mt evening, down 1.12%. Trading volume was 67,000 lots and open interest stood at 199,000 lots.
On the macro front, relatively solid U.S. manufacturing and construction data released last night outweighed the drop in job vacancies to their lowest level in more than two years.
In terms of prices, as Fed officials emphasized that whether to continue raising interest rates still needs to pay attention to economic data, the market is waiting for more US economic data to be released later this week. Copper prices are expected to remain range-bound at high levels.

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