London copper prices rose as much as 1% in early trade on Thursday, after U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to delay hiking tariffs on $250 billion worth of Chinese goods by two weeks. Copper, considered a bellwether for economic health, fell by 17.7% in London in 2018 and has shed another 2.5% so far this year, weighed down by concerns the Sino-U.S. trade war will hurt demand for industrial metals. Trump said the "gesture of good will" to push the tariff hike levy to Oct. 15 came at the request of China's Vice Premier Liu He and due to China's 70th anniversary celebrations on Oct. 1. * COPPER: Three-month copper on ... (full story)