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LME copper prices opened at $8215/mt and closed at $8309/mt in last Friday trading, a gain of 0.83%, with the low-end of $8183.5/mt and the high-end of $8311.5/mt. Trading volume was 17,000 lots, and open interest stood at 263,000 lots. The most active SHFE 2312 copper contract prices opened at 67820 yuan/mt and finished at 67860 yuan/mt last Friday evening, up 0.09%, with the low-end of 67750 yuan/mt and the high-end of 67900 yuan/mt. Trading volume was 19,000 lots, and open interest stood at 131,000 lots.