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Spot copper sellers hold back amid brisk trades 

iconAug 1, 2018 14:22
Source:SMM
With sufficient cash flow at the start of the month, sellers held back. Brisk trading also buoyed offers to a premium of 40 yuan/mt

SHANGHAI, Aug 1 (SMM) – Spot copper was mostly offered flat to a premium of 50 yuan/mt over the SHFE 1808 contract in Shanghai on Wednesday August 1. This compared with a discount of 30 yuan/mt to a premium of 20 yuan/mt on Tuesday July 31

With sufficient cash flow at the start of the month, sellers held back. Brisk trading also drove up offers from flat to a premium of 40 yuan/mt this morning. However, transactions cooled before noon as most buyers hesitated on high premiums. 

Hydro-copper was mostly traded at a discount of 40 yuan/mt, and such prices attracted much purchasing interest. 

The SHFE 1808 contract hovered between 49,800-49,900 yuan/mt during the morning. It closed at 49,810 yuan/mt at the end of the morning trading session, up 120 yuan/mt from that time on July 31. 

At noon, high-grade copper traded at 49,850-49,950 yuan/mt and standard-quality copper traded at 49,830-49,910 yuan/mt.

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