SHANGHAI, Dec 22 (SMM)－ Spot copper in Shanghai saw discounts go deeper since last Friday as sellers were keen to destock toward the year-end.
Transactions, however, remained few and far between as downstream customers were unwilling to take move with SHFE copper climbing to 53,500 yuan/mt.
SMM expects the spot discount to be stable next week as the year draws to a close.
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