Chinese copper futures rose on Tuesday as domestic sentiment stayed bullish and international prices rebounded. The most-active June contract ended at 32,910 yuan ($3,977) on Tuesday, up 560 yuan from Monday's close. July rose 570 yuan to 32,080 yuan. "Copper should stay strong for at least the next two months," said a Shanghai-based futures broker, citing open long positions held by domestic buyers and low stock levels.
Spot prices rose with futures, to 35,200-35,450 yuan a tonne, up 550 yuan.
Traded volume fell to 106,696 lots on Tuesday, down from 116,278 lots on Monday.
Copper futures on the London Metals Exchange rebounded to trade at $3,202.50 a tonne by 0707 GMT, up $25 a tonne from the same time Monday.
LME copper had sunk to a near two-month low on Thursday, after hitting a record high of $3,338 a tonne last Tuesday.
Shanghai aluminium futures also fell on Tuesday, though tighter spot supply kept May in a slight backwardation to June.
Most-active July shed 30 yuan from Monday's close to end at 16,690 yuan on Tuesday. Volume fell to 6,134 lots, from 8,162 lots on Monday.
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