BEIJING, July 10 (Reuters) - London copper prices slipped on Monday, as China's inflation data missed expectations and exacerbated demand worries, although risks over global supply lent some support.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange dipped 0.1% to $8,364 per metric ton by 0201 GMT, following a marginal weekly gain.
China's factory gate deflation deepened in June while consumer prices were unchanged, data showed, as a faltering post-COVID recovery weighed on demand.
The dollar index ticked up as investors mulled on how much further the Federal Reserve would need to raise interest rates following a miss in U.S. jobs data last week.
The most-traded August copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange added 0.3% to 67,940 yuan ($9,402.16) per metric ton.
Investors also weighed possible lasting disruptions over copper supplies amid low inventories. The metal used widely in power, construction and transportation sectors.
Chile, the world's top copper producer, saw its production fall 14% on-year in May.
Copper miners in Peru, the world's No.2 copper producer already battling political uncertainty and regular protests, say they have another hurdle to revving up stalled production of the red metal: too much red tape.
LME tin slid 1.8% to $27,820, zinc shed 0.5% to $2,350, lead nudged down 0.1% to $2,054, and nickel moved down 0.5% to $20,700, while aluminium gained 0.6% at $2,158 a metric ton.
SHFE zinc declined 1.2% to 19,920 yuan, lead eased 0.2% to 15,465 yuan, nickel fell 2.2% to 161,250 yuan, tin lost 2.2% at 229,340 yuan, while aluminium increased 0.9% to 18,005 yuan a metric ton.
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($1 = 7.2260 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Reporting by Siyi Liu and Dominique Patton; Editing by Rashmi Aich)
