The U.S. economy accelerated more than expected in the first quarter, putting to rest fears of a recession. But there was caution over less upbeat aspects of a GDP report which pointed to some weakening ahead.
Profits at China's industrial firms grew in March, rebounding from four months of contraction, adding to optimism the world's second-largest economy may be starting to stabilise.
The Shanghai Futures Exchange will be shut from the night trading session on Tuesday, reopening next Monday.
FUNDAMENTALS
* COPPER: Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange rose 0.2 percent to $6,411.50 a tonne by 0744 GMT, while the most-traded copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange was almost flat at 48,850 yuan ($7,260.05) a tonne.
* ZINC: London zinc fell 0.4 percent to $2,757 a tonne, after data on Friday showed stocks in warehouse approved by the London Metal Exchange (LME) increased 3,600 tonnes, or 4.7 percent, from a day earlier. <MZNSTX-TOTAL>
* "Last week saw open interest in Zinc put options increase in June and July with strike prices ranging from $2,400 to $2,600 and with considerably more open interest than there are stocks in LME warehouses, so more metal may well be on its way," said Malcolm Freeman of Kingdom Futures.
* ZINC RAILWAY: A railway that carries zinc from major producers such as Glencore across Australia's outback has reopened to freight trains, the line's owner Queensland Rail said.
* TRADE: U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said trade talks with China were going very well, as the two countries seek to end talks with a trade agreement to defuse tensions.
* ALUMINIUM: Fitch Solutions revised down its 2019 aluminium prices forecast to $2,000 a tonne, from $2,150 previously, after prices underperformed its expectations in the past weeks, it said in a report released on Monday.
* Easing supply concerns, a U.S. decision to lift sanctions on major Rusal , Norsk Hydro's plant reaching full capacity as well as new smelters coming online have kept a lid on prices, Fitch said.
* BAUXITE: Guinea, Africa's biggest producer of bauxite, expects to boost its energy production capacity by nearly four-fold over the next six years as it pushes mining companies to refine their bauxite output locally, its energy minister said.