Today, with low inventory, suppliers refused to budge on prices. In North China, spot #1 copper cathode was trading at a discount of 150 yuan/mt to 90 yuan/mt against the front-month contract, with an average discount of 120 yuan/mt, up 20 yuan/mt from the previous trading day. The transaction price ranged from 77,740 yuan/mt to 77,850 yuan/mt, with an average price of 77,795 yuan/mt, down 30 yuan/mt from the previous trading day.