London copper eased on Friday, hit by Asian stock markets turning risk averse on concerns over Sino-US ties after ride-hailing giant Didi announced delisting in New York and signs of rising inventories in top consumer China.
Three-month copper on the LME was down 0.5% at $9,460.5 a tonne, as of 0250 GMT, while the most-traded January copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange inched 0.1% higher to 69,140 yuan ($10,847.36) a tonne.
Stocks fell on Friday after China's Didi said it would delist in New York, renewing concerns about US-China tensions and tech regulation.
Chinese refined copper spot premium has fallen from record high hit last month and was last at 430 yuan a tonne. ShFE stockpiles is at its highest since late October.
LME inventories of copper, often considered a gauge of global economic health, were also at their highest since Oct. 8.
London aluminium edges higher as stockpiles fall, demand recovers
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LME aluminium rose 1% to $2,625 a tonne, zinc was up 1% at $3,180 and nickel eased 0.3% to $19,890 a tonne.
ShFE aluminium fell 0.6% to 18,770 yuan a tonne, nickel eased 0.4% to 147,550 yuan a tonne and tin was down 0.4% at 285,440 yuan a tonne.
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