LME copper prices opened at $8327.5/mt and closed at $8337.5/mt in overnight trading, a gain of 0.34%, with the low-end of $8318.5/mt and the high-end of $8384/mt. Trading volume was 14,000 lots, and open interest stood at 260,000 lots. The most active SHFE 2310 copper contract prices opened at 68890 yuan/mt and closed at 68920 yuan/mt last evening, up 0.23%, with the high-end of 69110 yuan/mt and the low-end of 68810 yuan/mt. Trading volumes stood at 15,000 lots and open interest stood at 127,000 lots.
On the macro front, the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged in the range of 5.25-5.5%. In terms of fundamentals, there were still inflows of imported copper. And the market expects warehouse receipts to gradually enter the spot market. The spot quotes in East China were still under pressure yesterday. However, as the copper prices shifted downward, downstream purchasing gradually increased.
Inventories in South China declined yesterday, and stockholders raised prices, but downstream buyers purchased as required. Overall transactions were inactive. The decline in copper prices will stimulate downstream sentiment to prepare stocks in advance for the National Day holidays. It is expected that the upward space for copper prices will be limited in the near future.

![[ บทวิเคราะห์ SMM ] คู่มือฉบับภาพรายงานครึ่งปี 2569 ของผู้ถลุงทองแดง 19 ราย](https://imgqn.smm.cn/usercenter/gCNEi20251217171715.jpeg)

