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Home / Metal News / SMM5 March 20 North China Copper spot Market Express: copper prices are high, water is light, and trading is light.

SMM5 March 20 North China Copper spot Market Express: copper prices are high, water is light, and trading is light.

May 20, 2020 17:40

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SMM May 20: today, the spot price of electrolytic copper in North China is quoted for the month's contract with a transaction price of 43990 yuan / ton to 44160 yuan / ton. Smelters and traders continued yesterday's quotation, rising water 200 yuan / more, high copper price rising water, downstream consumption is generally light, procurement is mainly down-price transaction, the transaction price is below 200 yuan / ton, the average discount price is the same as yesterday, consumption is relatively light.

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