Shanghai base metal prices fell in early trade on Tuesday on a stronger dollar and a report that the United States is planning tariffs on an additional $257 billion of Chinese goods. Prices have been weighed down by tit-for-tat tariffs imposed by the world's top two economies this year amid concerns the trade row will hurt demand for industrial metals. FUNDAMENTALS * LME COPPER: Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange slipped 0.4 percent to $6,134 a tonne by 0126 GMT, having ended the previous session flat with support from tumbling inventories. * SHFE COPPER: The most-traded December copper contract on the ... (full story)