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Home / Metal News / Sellers show bigger discount for spot copper in Shanghai

Sellers show bigger discount for spot copper in Shanghai

Dec 22, 2017 16:47

Source:SMM

Spot copper in Shanghai saw discounts go deeper since last Friday as sellers were keen to destock toward the year-end.

SHANGHAI, Dec 22 (SMM)－ Spot copper in Shanghai saw discounts go deeper since last Friday as sellers were keen to destock toward the year-end.

Transactions, however, remained few and far between as downstream customers were unwilling to take move with SHFE copper climbing to 53,500 yuan/mt.

SMM expects the spot discount to be stable next week as the year draws to a close.

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