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SHFE copper moved higher to RMB 40,120/mt on Friday but later fell back due to growing shorts and profit-taking by longs, to end at RMB 39,540/mt, down by RMB 450/mt or 1.13%. Positions grew 11,072 to 245,236 with trading volume around 450,000 lots.
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