财达期货铜周报：铜价短期震荡偏强-20251027

Report Summary 1. Investment Rating No investment rating for the industry is provided in the report. 2. Core View The macro - sentiment is currently positive. Although there is no obvious improvement on the demand side, the continuous shortage of copper mines leads to a tight supply - demand situation. Copper prices are expected to maintain a volatile and slightly upward trend. Attention should be paid to subsequent macro - situations [5]. 3. Summary by Related Content Market Review - Last week, the main contract of Shanghai copper futures showed a volatile and slightly upward trend, with significant increases on Thursday and Friday. The closing price on Friday was 87,720 yuan/ton, a week - on - week increase of about 3.9%. This was mainly related to the cease - fire in Russia - Ukraine and the expectation of China - US trade negotiations, as well as the release of the 14th Five - Year Plan suggestions in China. The lower - than - expected US inflation data on Friday night also led to a significant increase in prices during the night session [4]. Supply and Demand - In the copper concentrate spot market, the TC decreased slightly. The Mysteel standard clean copper concentrate TC weekly index was - 41.66 US dollars/dry ton, a decrease of 0.96 US dollars/dry ton from the previous week. The domestic electrolytic copper production in October is expected to decline month - on - month [4]. - Last week, the operating rate of major domestic refined copper rod enterprises was 61.55%, a slight week - on - week decrease of 0.95 percentage points; the operating rate of copper cable enterprises was 62.34%, a slight week - on - week increase of 0.43 percentage points. Currently, enterprises are mainly fulfilling existing orders, and new orders are slowing down [4]. - From the perspective of downstream industries of copper cable enterprises, the State Grid has released scattered orders with limited scale and mainly for rigid demand. New orders for automotive wiring harnesses are suppressed by high copper prices. High copper prices continue to suppress consumption, and the new orders and shipments of refined copper rod enterprises are basically flat or declining. Overall consumption shows a weak performance during the peak season [4]. Macroeconomic Situation - In the US, the cooling inflation brings a basically certain interest rate cut, and the Russia - Ukraine cease - fire negotiations reduce the risk - aversion sentiment. In China, the China - US trade negotiations have released positive signals, and the 14th Five - Year Plan suggestions have been reviewed and approved by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee [5]. - China and the US held economic and trade consultations in Malaysia from October 24th to 27th, 2025, and the Chinese leader confirmed to attend the APEC Summit in South Korea from October 30th to November 1st [5].