Last Friday night, LME copper opened at $9,940.5/mt, rose initially to a high of $10,000/mt, then fluctuated downward to a low of $9,929.5/mt, rebounded at the end of the trading session, and finally closed at $9,970/mt, with a gain of 0.85%. Trading volume reached 24,000 lots, and open interest reached 328,000 lots.
Last Friday night, the most-traded SHFE copper 2408 contract opened at 80,650 yuan/mt, initially touched a high of 80,800 yuan/mt, then fell to a low of 80,390 yuan/mt, consolidated at the end of the trading session, and finally closed at 80,640 yuan/mt, with a gain of 0.59%. Trading volume reached 41,000 lots, and open interest reached 199,000 lots.
Macro side, the US non-farm payrolls report further highlighted the cooling of the labour market, enhancing expectations of a US Fed rate cut in the coming months, and the US dollar index fell, which was bullish for copper prices. Fundamentals side, the rise in copper prices triggered market sentiment of fear of high prices, leading some downstream producers to increase their restocking, but as it is currently the off-season for consumption, the purchasing volume cannot sustain an increase. The continuous rise in copper prices is expected to hit market demand. Copper prices are expected to maintain high-level wide fluctuations.

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