Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. Core Viewpoints - The Shanghai copper market maintained strong performance with a slight increase in open interest. Favorable domestic and overseas macro - factors, such as rising overseas interest - rate cut expectations and a weak US dollar index, along with a decline in Mysteel's electrolytic copper social inventory, may keep copper prices strong [5]. - The Shanghai aluminum market oscillated upward with a slight decrease in open interest. Although the domestic market atmosphere was favorable, the downstream off - season led to inventory accumulation, and it is expected that the futures price will show a moderately strong oscillation [6]. - The nickel price oscillated upward with little change in open interest, and the main futures price broke through the 122,000 - yuan mark. Supported by the improved domestic macro - environment and stable nickel ore operations with rising port inventories, the nickel price is expected to follow the macro - trend, and attention should be paid to the long - short game at the 122,000 - yuan level [7]. Industry Dynamics - **Copper**: On August 11, Mysteel's domestic market electrolytic copper spot inventory was 132,200 tons, a decrease of 210 tons compared to August 4 and 110 tons compared to August 7 [9]. - **Aluminum**: On August 11, Mysteel's electrolytic aluminum social inventory was 571,000 tons, an increase of 24,000 tons compared to August 4 and 22,000 tons compared to August 7 [10]. - **Nickel**: On August 11, for the refined nickel Shanghai market's mainstream reference contract, the Shanghai Nickel 2509 contract, the mainstream premium of Jinchuan electrolytic nickel was +2,200 yuan/ton with a price of 124,160 yuan/ton; that of Russian nickel was +500 yuan/ton with a price of 122,460 yuan/ton; that of Norwegian nickel was +3,200 yuan/ton with a price of 125,160 yuan/ton; and that of nickel beans was +2,550 yuan/ton with a price of 124,510 yuan/ton [11]. Related Charts Copper - Charts include copper basis, electrolytic copper domestic visible inventory (social inventory + bonded area inventory), LME copper cancelled warrant ratio, overseas copper exchange inventory, Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) warrant inventory, etc. [12][14][15] Aluminum - Charts involve aluminum basis, aluminum monthly spread, electrolytic aluminum domestic social inventory, electrolytic aluminum overseas exchange inventory (LME + COMEX), alumina trend, alumina inventory, etc. [35][31][27] Nickel - Charts cover nickel basis, nickel monthly spread, LME inventory, SHFE inventory, LME nickel trend, nickel ore port inventory, etc. [38][44][40]