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Following a month-long market consultation, the copper concentrates index has been amended to include a counterparty factor in the normalization as a third explanatory factor alongside copper content and the company’s mine or concentrate brand factor.
This modification will likely result in a marginal adjustment to the index value as it aligns with the mid-point between traders’ purchases and smelters’ purchases. Statistical analysis of historical index data demonstrates that the inclusion of the counterparty variable increases normalization accuracy.
Second, the minimum traded tonnage for deals included in the index will remain at 5,000 tonnes. But to reduce the impact of non-transaction data (bids, offers, deals heard and assessments), the minimum tonnage for these has been reduced to 2,500 tonnes.
Third, the frequency of normalization updates has increased to every two months from quarterly.
The aim of the index is to provide a transaction-based mid-point to an increasingly complex and liquid market. The changes being made, in consultation with the copper industry, reinforce and improve this aim.
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