Following data showing growth in service activity in China, prices for copper and other metals in London started the week higher on Monday.

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange rose 1.2% to $9,165.50 per metric ton at 04:19 GMT, while the most traded September copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange fell 0.6% to 73,530 yuan ($10,292.12) per ton. Prices were also supported by an increase in purchases after previous sales.

LME copper has lost 8% in the last four weeks. Analysts at ANZ expect metal prices to hit bottoms soon as current prices could trigger a supply reaction.

Among other metals, LME aluminum rose 0.8% to $2,282 per ton, zinc rose 1.4% to $2,689, tin rose 1.5% to $2,689, tin rose 1.5% to $30,645, and nickel rose 0.8% to $16,410. SHFE aluminum fell by 0.8% to 19,055 yuan per ton, zinc fell by 1.1% to 22,620 yuan, while tin rose by 0.9% to 250,480 yuan, nickel rose by 0.2% to 130,650 yuan