Futures Market: Overnight, LME copper opened at $9,631.5/mt, bottomed at $9,616/mt during early trading amid fluctuations, then fluctuated upward during the session, peaking at $9,739/mt near the close.

Overnight, LME copper opened at $9,559.5/mt, initially bottomed out at $9,508/mt during fluctuations, then its center moved higher, peaking at $9,594.5/mt by the end of the session, and finally closed at $9,594/mt, up by 2.21%.

Overnight, LME copper opened at $9,355/mt, initially rising to a high of $9,416/mt during the session.

As the global economy adjusted to the new normal in the post-pandemic era, global copper demand reached a record high peak that fueled price growth. Because metal is such a vital raw material for its extensive range of industrial applications, it has emerged as an economic progress precursor in certain fields such as energy, transportation, and electronics. Copper direction in 2025 will be influenced by some of the factors ranging from the EV production boom to shifts in international trade policy.

Last Friday evening, LME copper opened at $9,334/mt. In early trading, the center moved higher, reaching a peak of $9,382/mt, then fluctuated downward to a low of $9,325/mt during the session.

Overnight, LME copper opened at $9,452.5/mt, dropped back slightly at the beginning of the session, then rose to a high of $9,466/mt. Subsequently, it fluctuated downward, hitting a low of $9,368/mt near the session's end, before rebounding slightly to close at $9,413/mt, down 0.11%.

Overnight, LME copper opened at $9,509/mt, initially reaching a high of $9,530/mt before fluctuating downward to a low.

Overnight, LME copper opened at $9,488.5/mt, initially rose to an intraday high of $9,528/mt, then declined all the way, hitting an intraday low of $9,385/mt near the close, and finally settled at $9,395/mt, down 1.13%.

Global prices for nickel, copper, and aluminum have been wildly swinging the past two years. With application in renewable energy infrastructure via EVs and a vehicle for sustainability goals, the metals are now pivotal commodities of the game of energy transition. Yet, the double pressure of new energy demands and green regulation is still the prime driver of their volatile prices.