China's copper premium rises on improved arbitrage opportunity

July 16, 2021 / www.metalbulletin.com / Article Link

Import activity for copper cathodes into China rose on Thursday July 15, supported by improved arbitrage opportunity between London and Shanghai futures markets.

The loss for importing the red metal into the country has been narrowing in the week to July 15. This, together with a rise of spot premiums in China's domestic copper market, buoyed buyers' profits.
Fastmarkets' calculated the copper import arbitrage at a loss of $40.27 per tonne on Wednesday July 14, down by 58.94% from a loss of $98.08 per tonne on July 7.

"Trading sentiment picked up today; there is a higher premium in China's...

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