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Group 1: Report Industry Investment Rating - No relevant content Group 2: Core Viewpoints of the Report - The Shanghai copper market opened higher, moved lower, and then oscillated upward. The market is currently in a multi - short game, and the copper price is restricted by the macro direction. As the subsequent macro sentiment is gradually digested, the market is expected to return to the fundamentals, and the price will remain in the oscillation range in the short term [1]. - The supply side has a maintenance plan in the second quarter. Although domestic refined copper production is at a high level and imports are increasing, the market still has an expectation of tight supply. The demand side shows relatively strong downstream demand during the peak season, and the decline in copper inventory provides support for the market [1]. Group 3: Summary by Relevant Catalogs Strategy Analysis - In terms of international news, it is expected that Trump will take measures to mitigate the impact of automobile tariffs. Domestically, policies will be mainly implemented in the second quarter to deal with the impact of US tariffs [1]. - On the supply side, TC/RC fees are negative and expanding. The high sulfuric acid price makes up for some losses of smelters, but there are still maintenance plans. In March, the domestic refined copper production was 1248000 tons, a year - on - year increase of 8.6%, and the imported refined copper was 354300 tons, a year - on - year increase of 4.5%. The growth rate of imports slowed down this month [1]. - On the demand side, after the price increase, the pre - May Day stocking was scattered. The downstream demand was relatively strong during the peak season, and the downstream operating rate was high. In the first two months of 2025, China's net refined copper imports decreased by 11%, while the global usage outside China increased by about 0.5%. Copper inventory decreased significantly this month [1]. Futures and Spot Market Conditions - Futures: The intraday Shanghai copper opened higher, moved lower, and closed up. It closed at 77600 yuan per ton. The long positions of the top 20 were 108371 lots, an increase of 1852 lots; the short positions were 104599 lots, an increase of 2200 lots [4]. - Spot: On April 29, 2025, the spot premium in East China was 180 yuan/ton, and in South China was 245 yuan/ton. The LME official price was 9369 US dollars/ton, and the spot premium was - 3.5 US dollars/ton [4]. Supply Side - As of April 18, the spot rough smelting fee (TC) was - 33.65 US dollars/dry ton, and the spot refining fee (RC) was - 3.37 cents/pound [7]. Fundamental Tracking - Inventory: SHFE copper inventory was 34000 tons, a decrease of 28000 tons from the previous period. As of April 28, the copper inventory in Shanghai Free Trade Zone was 95800 tons, a decrease of 15400 tons from the previous period. LME copper inventory was 202500 tons, a slight decrease of 300 tons from the previous period. COMEX copper inventory was 135100 short tons, an increase of 3168 short tons from the previous period [11].