LME copper prices opened at $9463/mt and closed with a drop of 0.98% at $9474.5mt last evening the low-end of $9412/mt and the high-end of $9495/mt. Trading volume stood at 27,000 lots. Open interest stood at 334,000 lots. The most active SHFE 2406 copper contract prices opened at 76460 yuan/mt and finished at 76710 yuan/mt last evening, down 0.51%, with the low-end of 76310 yuan/mt and the high-end of 76740 yuan/mt. Trading volume was 49,000 lots, and open interest stood at 198,000 lots. On the macro level, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said that interest rates will be cut soon. ECB board member ... (full story)