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* China reported to be boosting investment in railways
* Planned Escondida strike postponed for mediation
* Zinc challenging 25-day moving average
(Adds technical comments on copper, updates prices)
By Eric Onstad
LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Base metals rose on Tuesday on
short-covering amid optimism top consumer China will prop up
its economy with stimulus measures and that the country`s
currency is stabilising.
Shares in Chinese infrastructure firms received a boost from
expectations of increased spending on public works projects. China Railway was reported in domestic media as saying China
would boost its fixed asset investment in railways to 800
billion yuan ($117 billion) in 2018, an increase of 9.3 percent
over its original plan. "The Chinese government continuing to stimulate the economy
is a good sign, but more importantly, the fact that the yuan is
not making new lows versus the dollar seems to be pushing some
short-covering on the metals," said Gianclaudio Torlizzi,
partner at consultancy T-Commodity in Milan.
"Last week, when the Chinese government tried to stop the
yuan depreciating, was the trigger which supported the bottoming
of the metals. I think August may be a bullish month for
Chinese-related assets like metals."
Three-month zinc on the London Metal Exchange was up
1.3 percent to $2,601 a tonne by 1400 GMT after falling 2.4
percent on Monday.
Zinc has shed nearly a fifth since mid-June, largely due to
fears about trade conflicts weighing on global growth and metals
demand.
Torlizzi said he had gone long on lead and zinc. The latter
was challenging its 25-day moving average at $2,598, a positive
technical sign used by computer-driven investors, he added.
* ZINC SHORTS: Zinc had the second-largest speculative short
position on the LME, accounting for 21 percent of open interest
at Friday`s close, according to estimates by Marex Spectron.
* COPPER ESCONDIDA: LME copper gained 0.9 percent to
$6,185 a tonne, with gains tempered after BHP formally
requested government mediation at its Escondida copper mine in
Chile, the world`s largest, prompting the union to postpone the
start of a planned strike.
* COPPER TECHNICALS: "While the price of copper remains
below the $6,378 level on a daily chart closing basis, we will
expect the 200-week moving average at $5,788.96 to be reached,"
Commerzbank technical analyst Axel Rudolph said in a note.
* ALUMINIUM STOCKS: LME aluminium increased 0.6
percent to trade at $2,054.50 a tonne. LME on-warrant
inventories - those not earmarked for delivery - fell to the
lowest level since September 2007, LME data showed on Tuesday.
* NICKEL: LME nickel climbed 1.2 percent to $13,850
per tonne, supported by a rally in Chinese steel prices to their strongest since April 2012 amid production curbs.
* DOLLAR: Metals were supported by a weaker dollar index , which slipped 0.3 percent, its biggest drop in a week.
* PRICES: Lead rose 0.9 percent to $2,133 a tonne
and tin added 0.9 percent firmer at $19,695
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