LME aluminium rose 1.8pc to $2,557.50 a tonne, zinc was little changed at $2,939, lead advanced 1.5pc to $2,304, nickel firmed 1.3pc to $18,345 and tin climbed 1pc to $31,600.
The metal was still up around 7pc for the April-June quarter, however - the fifth consecutive quarter of rising prices - after reaching an all-time peak of $10,747.50 on May 10.
Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) reached a record high of $10,747.50 a tonne in May but fell 8.6pc last week and touched a low of $9,011 a tonne on Monday.