(Updates prices)
July 29 (Reuters) - London copper prices rose on Thursday as the dollar weakened after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said rate increases were distant, making greenback-priced metals cheaper to holders of other currencies.
The dollar slipped to multi-week lows in Asian trading on Thursday.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange rose 0.9% to $9,776.50 a tonne by 0711 GMT, while the most-traded September copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange closed 0.7% lower at 71,610 yuan ($11,066.64) a tonne, tracking overnight losses in London.
However, physical demand in top consumer China is yet to improve strongly.
“Investment is still the main factor (to watch) as exports meet the limit of capacity and transportation,” said a China-based trader, referring to the high freight costs due to the pandemic.
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