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LONDON (Scrap Monster): London Metal Exchange (LME) copper declined on Thursday after data from top consumer China showed manufacturing activity continued to contract, while prices came under more pressure as a poor reading from France pushed the euro down against the dollar.

Manufacturing in China contracted for an 11th month in a row in September, according to a private sector survey of factory managers that indicated the world's second largest economy remains on track for a seventh quarter of slowing growth.

Steel is the only metal showed a positive trend on LME market on Thursday, rose by 1.53% to $325 per metric ton.

LME Price Highlights:

--Aluminium alloy declined 1.48% to $1995 a metric ton

--Aluminium declined 1.31% to $2095 per metric ton

--Copper declined 1.47% to $8200 a metric ton

--Lead dipped 1.93% to $2227 per metric ton

--Nickel declined 1.01% to $17595 per metric ton

--Tin declined 4.41% to $20550 per metric ton

--Zinc dipped 1.73% to $2068 a metric ton

– Steel rose 1.53% to $325 per metric ton

The LME metal prices in US $ per metric ton as on September 20, 2011. The figures in brackets refer to prices that prevailed on the previous day.