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LME copper prices opened at $8138.5/mt and closed at $8176.5/mt in overnight trading, a gain of 0.88%, with the low-end of $8123.5/mt and the high-end of $8180/mt. Trading volume was 17,000 lots, and open interest stood at 262,000 lots. The most active SHFE 2312 copper contract prices opened at 67530 yuan/mt and closed at 67480 yuan/mt last evening, down 0.01%, with the high-end of 67660 yuan/mt and the low-end of 67440 yuan/mt. Trading volumes stood at 21,000 lots and open interest stood at 153,000 lots.