Copper rebounded thanks to weak stocks and Chinese concerns that are limiting gains.

Low inventories in China and rising overseas inventories led to a favorable import condition last week. Copper prices rebounded on Monday after registering a third consecutive weekly decline, helped by low inventories and expectations of demand picking up in the fall, but the gains were limited by China's economic and housing woes

Copper at three months on the London Metal Exchange was up 0.5% to $8,279.50 per metric ton at 0558 GMT, and the September copper contract most traded on the Shanghai Futures Exchange added 0.5% to 68,620 yuan ($9,388.81) per ton.

At LME, aluminum increased 0.3% to $2,142.50 per metric ton, tin rose 0.3% to $25,335, zinc increased 0.5% to $2,312, nickel increased 0.5% to $20,240, while lead slipped 0.2% to $2,146.

SHFE aluminum increased by 0.4% to 18,515 yuan per metric ton, zinc increased by 0.8% to 20,210 yuan, lead increased by 0.4% to 16,145 yuan, tin increased by 1.2% to 215,410 yuan, while nickel moved little to 16,167,530 yuan.