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London copper weighed by China information, firm dollar

London copper rates trended lower on Monday after lacklustre data worldwide's second-largest economy, also as a. firmer dollar weighed on the marketplace.

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange was. down 0.4% at $9,833.50 per metric heap, since 0733 GMT, while the. most-traded August copper agreement on the Shanghai Futures. Exchange closed 0.4% greater to 79,490 yuan. ($ 10,944.81) a heap.

Official information on Monday showed China's economy grew much. slower than expected in the 2nd quarter, as a lengthy. residential or commercial property recession and task insecurity squeezed domestic need.

The information likewise showed strong production for non-ferrous. metals, including a near decade-high aluminium output in June.

Growing output paired with suppressed need in China resulted in. stubbornly high stocks in the nation, weighing down metals. rates.

Although SHFE copper stocks showed a slight decline on. Friday, they are still well above seasonal standards, stated analysts. at ING.

LME copper has actually lost 10% considering that striking record highs in May.

Regardless, Monday's data firmed financiers' bets for more. stimulus. China's Communist Party is holding a crucial conference this. week, with focus on property crisis and domestic usage.

Also weighing on prices was a more powerful dollar, making the. greenback-priced product less attractive for purchasers using. other currencies.

U.S. bond futures slipped and the dollar firmed on Monday as. investors wagered the attack on U.S. presidential candidate. Donald Trump made his triumph more likely, while injecting a. entire new level of political unpredictability into markets.

LME aluminium slid 0.5% at $2,468 a heap, tin. decreased 0.7% to $33,465, and lead moved 0.6% lower to. $ 2,196, while nickel trimmed 0.2% lower at $16,820, zinc. little moved at $2,943.

SHFE aluminium moved 0.7% lower to 19,940 yuan a. load, lead climbed up 0.4% at 19,595 yuan, nickel. advanced 0.5% to 134,330 yuan. Zinc moved 0.3% at 24,235. yuan, and tin fell 1.5% to 274,140 yuan.

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(source: Reuters)