Tight supply coupled with pre-holiday stockpiling drives SHFE copper premiums sharply higher [SMM Copper Morning Meeting Notes]
SMM Morning Meeting Summary: Overnight, LME copper opened at $14,782.5/mt, initially drifted higher to touch $14,799/mt, then the price center drifted lower to $14,728/mt, before drifting higher again to close at $14,783/mt, up 0.81%, with trading volume of 20,500 lots and open interest of 264,000 lots, down 3,223 lots from the previous trading day, reflecting short covering. Overnight, the most-traded SHFE copper 2610 contract opened and touched a high of 111,840 yuan/mt, then drifted lower to 111,490 yuan/mt, and consolidated before closing at 111,610 yuan/mt, up 0.35%, with trading volume of 22,600 lots and open interest of 142,300 lots, down 4,459 lots from the previous trading day, reflecting short covering.