2011.03.0622:58:00UTC+00Copper Prices softened As Libya Crisis Dampens Market Sentiment

News:

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange
inched down 0.2 percent at $9,875 a tonne by 0329 GMT
Shanghai's most-active copper futures contract fell
half a percent at 74,320 yuan a tonne
China is seen continuing to drive copper demand, as the traditional peak season is expected to arrive in April and May
Market focus remains on the geopolitical uncertainties in the Middle East and North Africa and ECB President Trichet presser due at 1130 GMT

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