LME copper prices opened at $8402.5/mt and closed with a drop of 0.37% at $8437/mt last evening, with the low-end of $8380/mt and the high-end of $8467.5/mt. Trading volume stood at 15,000 lots. Open interest stood at 279,000 lots. The most active SHFE 2310 copper contract prices opened at 69380 yuan/mt and finished at 69230 yuan/mt overnight, down 0.36%, with the low-end of 69110 yuan/mt. Trading volume was 23,000 lots and open interest stood at 157,000 lots.
On the macro front, data showed that the U.S. core PCE price index increased moderately as expected, but inflation-adjusted personal consumption expenditures increased more than expected month-on-month, and the U.S. dollar index rebounded. In terms of fundamentals, spot quotes in east China rose with futures contract prices yesterday.
Market activity on the last day of the month was still dominated by traders, seeking low-priced supply to prepare for September. Downstream processing companies only purchased as required due to fear of high prices. The market spot resources were not abundant, pushing up premiums. Inventories in south China ended ten consecutive days of declines, mainly due to light consumption at the end of the month. In terms of consumption, demand has performed poorly under high copper prices and may improve in early September. In terms of price, sentiment at home and abroad has been optimistic recently, and copper prices are expected to remain high.

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