沪铜市场周报：需求释放预期向好，沪铜或将有所支撑-20251107

1. Report Industry Investment Rating - No relevant content provided 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The Shanghai copper futures market is expected to be supported by the release of demand. The fundamentals may show a stage of slightly reduced supply and gradually increasing demand, with inventory reduction in the industry and positive expectations. It is recommended to conduct short - term long trades at low prices with a light position, paying attention to controlling the rhythm and trading risks [4]. 3. Summary by Directory 3.1 Weekly Highlights Summary - Market Review: The weekly line of the main Shanghai copper futures contract fluctuated and declined, with a weekly change of - 1.23% and an amplitude of 2.93%. As of the end of this week, the closing price of the main contract was 85,940 yuan/ton [4]. - International Situation: Affected by output decline and weak demand, the US manufacturing activity contracted for the eighth consecutive month in October. The ISM manufacturing index dropped by 0.4 to 48.7 [4]. - Domestic Situation: Goldman Sachs raised its forecasts for China's export growth rate and real GDP growth rate. It is expected that China's export volume will increase by 5 - 6% annually in the next few years, and the forecast for China's real GDP growth rate in 2025 has been raised from 4.9% to 5% [4]. - Fundamentals - Raw Materials: The TC fee for copper concentrates rebounded slightly on a weekly basis but remained in the negative range. The tight supply of raw materials still strongly supported the cost of copper prices [4]. - Supply: Due to year - end centralized maintenance and tight supplies of copper ore and scrap copper, the production capacity of smelters was limited, and the supply of refined copper in China might tighten [4]. - Demand: The recent decline in copper prices released some demand that was previously suppressed by the rapid increase in copper prices. Some consumer enterprises launched promotional policies to boost downstream new projects and orders, leading to a slight reduction in social inventory [4]. 3.2 Futures and Spot Market - Futures Contract: As of November 7, 2025, the basis of the main Shanghai copper futures contract was 75 yuan/ton, a week - on - week decrease of 485 yuan/ton. The price of the main contract was 85,940 yuan/ton, a week - on - week decrease of 1,070 yuan/ton, and the trading volume was 207,136 lots, a week - on - week decrease of 51,183 lots [9]. - Spot Price: As of November 7, 2025, the average spot price of 1 electrolytic copper was 86,015 yuan/ton, a week - on - week decrease of 575 yuan/ton [15]. - Inter - month Spread: As of November 7, 2025, the inter - month spread of the main Shanghai copper futures contract was - 40 yuan/ton, a week - on - week decrease of 40 yuan/ton [15]. - Premium: As of the latest data this week, the average CIF premium of Shanghai electrolytic copper was 52 US dollars/ton, a week - on - week decrease of 0 US dollars/ton [21]. - Net Position: As of the latest data, the net short position of the top 20 in Shanghai copper futures was - 25,642 lots, an increase of 4,447 lots compared with last week [21]. 3.3 Option Market - As of November 7, 2025, the short - term implied volatility of the at - the - money options of the main Shanghai copper futures contract fell below the 75th percentile of historical volatility. As of this week's data, the put - call ratio of Shanghai copper option trading volume was 0.772, a week - on - week increase of 0.0401 [26]. 3.4 Upstream Situation - Copper Ore Price and Processing Fee: As of the latest data this week, the price of copper concentrates in the main domestic mining areas (Jiangxi) was 76,320 yuan/ton, a week - on - week decrease of 900 yuan/ton. The processing fee for crude copper in the south was 1,200 yuan/ton, a week - on - week increase of 100 yuan/ton [27]. - Import Volume and Spread: As of September 2025, the monthly import volume of copper ore and concentrates was 2.5869 million tons, a decrease of 172,000 tons from August, a decline of 6.23% and a year - on - year increase of 6.24%. As of the latest data this week, the price difference between refined and scrap copper (including tax) was 3,217.45 yuan/ton, a week - on - week decrease of 938.06 yuan/ton [34]. - Global Production and Inventory: As of August 2025, the global monthly output of copper concentrates was 1.937 million tons, a decrease of 5,000 tons from July, a decline of 0.26%. The global capacity utilization rate of copper concentrates was 77.5%, a decrease of 0.4% from July. As of the latest data, the inventory of copper concentrates in seven domestic ports was 461,000 tons, a month - on - month increase of 57,000 tons [39]. 3.5 Industry Situation - Refined Copper Production: As of September 2025, the monthly output of refined copper in China was 1.266 million tons, a decrease of 35,000 tons from August, a decline of 2.69% and a year - on - year increase of 11.25%. As of August 2025, the global monthly output of refined copper (primary + recycled) was 2.451 million tons, a decrease of 8,000 tons from July, a decline of 0.33%. The capacity utilization rate of refined copper was 81%, a decrease of 0.5% from July [42]. - Refined Copper Import: As of September 2025, the monthly import volume of refined copper was 374,075.583 tons, an increase of 66,847.36 tons from August, an increase of 21.76% and a year - on - year increase of 7.44%. As of the latest data this week, the import profit and loss was - 1,608.72 yuan/ton, a week - on - week decrease of 1,053.96 yuan/ton [48][49]. - Social Inventory: As of the latest data this week, the total LME inventory decreased by 150 tons compared with last week, the total COMEX inventory increased by 10,759 tons compared with last week, and the SHFE warehouse receipts increased by 3,684 tons compared with last week. The total social inventory was 202,600 tons, a week - on - week decrease of 3,400 tons [52]. 3.6 Downstream and Application - Copper Products: As of September 2025, the monthly output of copper products was 2.232 million tons, an increase of 10,000 tons from August, an increase of 0.45%. The monthly import volume of copper products was 490,000 tons, an increase of 60,000 tons from August, an increase of 13.95% and a year - on - year increase of 2.08% [58]. - Power Grid and Appliance: As of September 2025, the cumulative investment in power grid and power source construction increased by 9.9% and 0.6% year - on - year respectively. The monthly production of washing machines, air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers, and color TVs increased by 5.6%, - 3%, - 2%, - 6.7%, and 3.9% year - on - year respectively [62]. - Real Estate and Integrated Circuits: As of September 2025, the cumulative real estate development investment was 6.770571 trillion yuan, a year - on - year decrease of 13.9% and a month - on - month increase of 12.26%. The cumulative output of integrated circuits was 381.88702 billion pieces, a year - on - year increase of 8.6% and a month - on - month increase of 11.37% [69]. 3.7 Overall Situation - According to ICSG statistics, as of August 2025, the global refined copper supply was in excess, with a monthly surplus of 47,000 tons. According to WBMS statistics, as of August 2025, the cumulative global supply - demand balance was a surplus of 256,500 tons [74][75].