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LME copper closed at $8,593.5/mt in overnight trading, a gain of 0.25%. Trading volume was 24,000 lots and open interest stood at 256,000 lots. The most active SHFE 2306 copper contract finished at 66,940 yuan/mt overnight, up 25%. Trading volume was 61,000 lots and open interest stood at 180,000 lots.