铜价高企暂时抑制下游需求
Hua Tai Qi Huo·2025-12-10 03:28
  1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Copper: Neutral [8] 2. Core View of the Report - Last week, domestic copper inventories increased due to high copper prices, wide monthly spreads, and cautious downstream procurement. Next week, with some delivery goods flowing out, it's difficult to maintain high premium levels. With limited new downstream orders, inventories are expected to increase slightly. Given the rapidly changing macro - factors and the market's digestion of the US reaching trade agreements with multiple countries, copper prices are expected to fluctuate in the range of 75,000 yuan/ton - 79,500 yuan/ton [8]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Market News and Important Data 3.1.1 Futures Quotes - On December 9, 2025, the opening price of the Shanghai copper main contract was 92,820 yuan/ton, and the closing price was 91,090 yuan/ton, a - 2.02% decrease from the previous trading day's close. The opening price of the night - session was 91,630 yuan/ton, and the closing price was 91,070 yuan/ton, a 1.13% decrease from the afternoon closing price [1]. 3.1.2 Spot Situation - According to SMM, the spot quotation of SMM electrolytic copper was at a premium of 10 - 180 yuan/ton, with an average premium of 95 yuan/ton, a 35 - yuan decrease from the previous day. The price range of 1 electrolytic copper was 91,780 - 92,650 yuan/ton. High copper prices restricted downstream consumption, and the overall trading was light. The spot premium is expected to weaken further [2]. 3.1.3 Important Information Summaries - Macro and Geopolitical: On May 20, major domestic banks adjusted RMB deposit interest rates. The current deposit rate was lowered by 0.05 percentage points to 0.05%, and the fixed - deposit rates for various terms were lowered by 0.15 - 0.25 percentage points [3]. - Mine End: On December 9, Anglo American and Canada's Teck Resources launched a shareholder vote on their $53 - billion merger. If approved, the new entity's annual copper production capacity will reach 1.35 million tons, ranking among the world's top five copper producers [4]. - Smelting and Import: As of December 8, there were 14,800 resource - recycling enterprises using "reverse invoicing", with a reverse - invoicing amount of nearly 900 billion yuan this year. In the first 10 months of 2025, the domestic scrap - car recycling volume increased by over 50% year - on - year [5]. - Consumption: In November 2025, China's copper - tube production was 138,300 tons, a 13.55% increase from October. The overall capacity utilization rate was 59.69%, a 7.12% increase. The increase was due to more production days, the "Double Eleven" promotion, and concentrated project deliveries [6][7]. - Inventory and Warehouse Receipts: LME warehouse receipts changed by 2,000 tons to 165,675 tons, SHFE warehouse receipts changed by - 425 tons to 29,531 tons, and the domestic electrolytic - copper spot inventory was 160,300 tons, a change of 1,400 tons from the previous week [7]. 3.2 Strategy - Copper: Maintain a neutral stance. Copper prices are expected to fluctuate between 75,000 yuan/ton and 79,500 yuan/ton [8]. - Arbitrage: Suspend [8]. - Options: Short put @ 74,000 yuan/ton [8]. 3.3 Data Tables - Copper Price and Basis Data: Includes spot premiums, various copper prices, LME (0 - 3) spreads, inventory, warehouse receipts, LME注销仓单 ratios, and arbitrage data [26][27][29][30].