SINGAPORE - London copper fell on Wednesday, as copper exports from some of Peru's top mines resumed after weeks of protests that soothed supply concerns.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange eased 0.2% to $5,818 a tonne by 0155 GMT, while the most-traded copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose 0.4% to 46,780 yuan ($6,660.12) a tonne.
Copper exports from Peru's port of Matarani have resumed after anti-mining protests that had blocked key infrastructure in the country's southern copper belt eased over the weekend, a spokeswoman for the port operator said.
FUNDAMENTALS
* U.S.-CHINA: U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed off his Sept. 1 deadline for 10% tariffs on some Chinese imports, while U.S and Chinese trade representatives conducted renewed trade discussions.
* INDONESIA ORE: Indonesia's President Joko Widodo will make the final decision on whether the country brings forward an export ban on mineral ore that is currently due to come into force in 2022, the minister in charge of mining said on Tuesday.
* PRICES: London aluminium edged up 0.1%, nickel dropped 1.4% and lead fell 0.2%. Shanghai aluminium dipped 0.2%, zinc increased 0.7%, lead decreased 0.4%, while nickel fell 0.7%.
MARKETS NEWS
* Asian shares joined a global equities rally and safe-haven government bonds pulled back, after Washington delayed tariffs on some Chinese imports in much-needed relief for markets gripped by political and economic turmoil.
DATA/EVENTS (GMT)
0200 China Urban Investment y-to-d YY July
0200 China Industrial Output YY July
0200 China Retail Sales YY July
0600 Germany GDP Flash QQ SA, YY NSA Q2
0630 India WPI Inflation YY July
0645 France CPI (EU Norm) Final MM, YY July
0830 UK CPI YY July
0900 EU GDP Flash Estimate QQ, YY Q2
PRICES
Three month LME copper CMCU3
Most active ShFE copper SCFcv1
Three month LME aluminium CMAL3
Most active ShFE aluminium SAFcv1
Three month LME zinc CMZN3
Most active ShFE zinc SZNcv1
Three month LME lead CMPB3
Most active ShFE lead SPBcv1
Three month LME nickel CMNI3
Most active ShFE nickel SNIcv1
Three month LME tin CMSN3
Most active ShFE tin SSNcv1
ARBS
LMESHFCUc3
LMESHFALc3
LMESHFZNc3
LMESHFPBc3
LMESHFNIc3
($1 = 7.0239 Chinese yuan renminbi)
(Reporting by Mai Nguyen; Editing by Rashmi Aich) ((mai.nguyen@thomsonreuters.com; +6568703518; Reuters Messaging: mai.nguyen.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))