矿紧局面延续 沪铜窄幅震荡【11月24日SHFE市场收盘评论】

Core Viewpoint - The copper market is experiencing slight fluctuations with a minor increase of 0.09% in closing prices, amid easing macroeconomic sentiments and ongoing concerns regarding supply tightness from mining sources [1] Group 1: Market Conditions - Copper prices have shown weak fluctuations recently, with a slight retreat from previous high levels, while downstream demand has shown some improvement [1] - Current domestic copper concentrate spot processing fees are hovering around -41 USD per dry ton, with market participants awaiting the results of the Benchmark year-end negotiations [1] Group 2: Company Insights - Tony Wenas, CEO of Freeport Indonesia, announced plans to produce 478,000 tons of cathode copper and 26 tons of gold by 2026, which is lower than the initial targets of approximately 700,000 tons of copper and 45 tons of gold due to ongoing recovery work from a mudslide incident [1] Group 3: Future Outlook - The recent macroeconomic drivers are becoming more stable, and the fundamental contradictions in the copper market are not significant at the moment, although consumption performance remains weak [1] - It is expected that the short-term price focus will maintain a high-level fluctuation, as the market has not yet realized the inventory reduction caused by mining issues [1]