GLOBAL COPPER WRAP: Shanghai premiums fall; US spot market lackluster

March 18, 2021 / www.metalbulletin.com / Article Link

Premiums for commodity grade copper cathodes continued to trend lower in Shanghai in the week to Tuesday March 16, with the market there failing to meet expectations of a roaring post-holiday import boom, while in the United States storms in Texas have disrupted industry and could hamper demand.

Worsening Shanghai arbitrage softens China import premiums Texas storms could limit spot demand in the US SHFE CEO says INE BC contract could take delivery in warehouses outside China Lack of buying appetite weighs on Shanghai copper premium
Shanghai copper premiums continued to drop this week, with a lack of spot trading amid a closed arbitrage between London and Shanghai weighing on the market.
Fastmarkets assessed the copper grade A cathode premium, cif Shanghai at $60-70 per tonne on Tuesday, narrowing downward by $2 per tonne from $60-72 per tonne a week prior.

Spot buying interest is diminishing due to a growing arbitrage loss,...

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