NEW DELHI, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Copper prices edged lower on Friday as the U.S. dollar firmed, though hopes of more stimulus in top metals consumer China limited the fall.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange eased 0.1% to $7,983.50 per metric ton by 0145 GMT.
The most-traded November copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange was up 0.1% to 66,560 yuan ($9,103.22) a ton.
The dollar was within a hair's breadth of the closely watched 150 yen level, buoyed by a surge in the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield which in the previous session briefly reached 5% for the first time since 2007.
A stronger dollar makes commodities priced in the U.S. currency costlier for buyers using other currencies.
"The recent weakness in prices is raising concerns in the mining industry," ANZ Research said in a report. "This is despite the strong outlook for the metal amid the surge in investment in clean energy technology sectors."
LME aluminium was down 0.05% at $2,184 a ton, zinc edged up 0.5% to $2,427, while lead was up 0.02% to $2,098.
SHFE aluminium edged up 0.05% to 18,995 yuan a ton, nickel was up 0.4% to 150,800 yuan, tin was 0.7% lower at 216,750 yuan, while zinc was down 0.3% to 21,055 yuan, lead rose 0.6% to 16,520 yuan.
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($1 = 7.3117 Chinese yuan) (Reporting by Neha Arora; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)
