- * Copper trims previous gains of 2 percent and drops to $5,515/5,535 per tonne after inventory data shows a hefty jump. Copper for three-month delivery on the London Metal Exchange was at $5,515/5,535 per tonne by 0814 GMT, versus around $5,650 per tonne before the inventory data and $5,560 per tonne at the close on Monday. Stocks of copper in LME registered warehouses rose by 9,600 tonnes to 208,350 tonnes -- their highest since February 2007, with between 80-90 percent of them being held by a single dominant position, according to LME data. The 9,600 tonnes of stocks were delivered into warehouses in Europe. Around 3 percent of the total stocks were on cancelled warrants -- material earmarked for delivery. Nickel was at $14,150 versus $14,300 while zinc was at $1,544/1,554 compared to Monday's $1,549/1,550. Lead rose to $1,660/1,675 per tonne versus $1,630/1,640 while tin was at $16,325/16,525 versus $16,200/1,205. Aluminium was at $2,258/2,268 from $2,255. For related news and prices, click on the codes in brackets: LME price overview LME aluminium LME copper Asia physicals COMEX copper futures Europe physicals Scrap metal prices LME plastics RELATED NEWS AND OTHER TOPICS Base/minor metals news All metals news Metals summary Scrap metals news Index of summaries All commodities news Metals diary Weather news Foreign exchange rates SPEED GUIDES For Reuters Metals Production Database click on URL below http://mpd.session.rservices.com tf.TFN-Europe_newsdesk@thomson.com ak

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