Copper slips on China demand worries

COPPER prices fell, as concerns about slowing demand from China, which accounts for nearly half of the world's copper consumption.

COPPER prices slid on Thursday, as worries about slowing demand growth in China outweighed falling stocks and output cuts.

BENCHMARK copper on the London Metal Exchange closed at $US5,135 a tonne, losing one per cent as fund selling picked up following the end of a week-long holiday in China.