On Wednesday, copper prices in London and Shanghai remained largely unchanged;

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange fell by 0.06% to $9,640 per metric ton at 07:01 GMT, while the most traded copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange added 0.06% to 77,980 yuan ($10,865.11) per ton.

Nickel in LME gained 0.13% to $15,165 per ton, tin rose 0.22% to $33,385, while lead fell by 0.5% to $1,986. Aluminum gained 0.08% to $2,582.5 and zinc remained almost stable at $2,697.5

SHFE nickel gained 0.9% to 120,550 yuan per ton, recovering from Tuesday's drop. Aluminum gained 0.4% to 20,475 yuan and tin rose 0.1% to 263,960 yuan. Lead fell by 0.68% to 16,895 yuan and zinc fell by 0.27% to 22,045