Copper prices in London fell on August 6 and are set to fall weekly, as a stronger dollar makes the greenback-denominated metal more expensive for holders of other currencies.

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange fell 0.1% to $9,480.50 a tonne, a weekly drop of 2.5%.
The most-traded September contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange was almost unchanged at 69,580 CNY ($10,763.90) per ton.
The dollar was supported ahead of the release of US jobs data, as markets braced for numbers that could prompt US policy tightening to happen faster.
The union representing workers at Chile’s Escondida copper mine, the world’s largest, on Thursday instructed its members to prepare for a strike due to slow progress in government-led contract negotiations. conciliation government.
Tin and aluminum prices are likely to move higher in the second half of 2021 relative to all base metals due to strong demand and tight supply.
Aluminum fell 0.1% to $2,586 a tonne, nickel fell 0.1% to $19,450 a tonne, zinc fell 0.2% to $3,022 a tonne and lead fell 0.7% to 2,346.50 USD/ton.
Nickel prices traded on the Shanghai bourse rose 1.3% to CNY144,700/ton, zinc prices rose 1.7% to CNY22,440/ton, lead fell 0.5% to CNY15,700/ton while aluminum prices rose. 0.6% to 19,825 CNY/ton.

Futures price list of some metals on the Shanghai Exchange (Unit: yuan/ton).