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LME copper spreads surge to premium on short covering

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The spread between the cash LME copper contract and benchmark three-month futures spiked to a premium for the first time in 19 months on Friday.

It rocketed to $249 a metric ton, the highest since November 2021, compared to a discount, or contango, of $119 two days ago.

Copper prices on COMEX have surged as investors seek to price in potential tariffs, with the premium of COMEX over LME at $1,050 a ton on Friday, down from a record peak of $1,153 a day earlier.

Source – Mining.com

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