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Comex copper stocks hit record high after US arbitrage reopens

23rd April 2026

By: Reuters

  

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Copper inventories on the US Comex exchange have climbed to a record high, data from the bourse showed on Wednesday, as traders take advantage of the renewed price arbitrage to ship metal to the United States.

Total copper stocks in Comex warehouses rose by 0.5% to 603 745 short tons (547 708 metric tons) on Tuesday from the day before, the data showed, beating the previous peak of 601 716 short tons on March 2.

Copper prices on the Comex began to trade higher than those on the London Metal Exchange again earlier this month, incentivising shipments to Comex warehouses once more after a slight dip in stocks in March.

The US arbitrage was open for much of 2025, drawing in hundreds of thousands of tons of copper on expectations the metal could be hit with a US tariff; refined copper was ultimately given an exemption but remains under review.

More copper will flow to the US until at least July, when a decision is expected on whether to impose tariffs, the global head of metals at Mercuria said on Wednesday.

More than two-thirds, or 414 984 short tons, of the Comex copper stocks are in the key storage hub of New Orleans.

Edited by Reuters

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