US copper futures end shade lower after jobs data

NEW YORK, Nov 6 (Reuters) - U.S. copper futures ended lower
on Friday, but were able to withstand greater losses sparked by
disappointing employment data that initially slammed commodity
and equity markets alike.

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* Copper for December delivery HGZ9 eased 0.45 cent to
settle at $2.9525 a lb on the New York Mercantile Exchange's
COMEX division.

* Range ran from $2.9250 to $3.0045.

* COMEX estimated futures volume at 38,962 lots by 1 p.m.
EST (1800 GMT). Final volume on Thursday hit 31,840 lots.

* Open interest up 1,327 lots to 139,903 contracts open as
of Nov. 5.

* Copper consolidating within recent range between $2.90
and $3.05, marking time until further direction given from data
or equity markets - Sterling Smith, an analyst for Country
Hedging Inc. in St. Paul, Minnesota.

* U.S. employers cut 190,000 jobs in October. Unemployment
rose to 10.2 percent. [ID:nN06178752] and [ID:nN06177960]

* Revised job losses for August and September showing
91,000 fewer jobs were lost than previously expected provide
mild support - Bob Haberkorn, Lind-Waldock senior market
strategist.

* Copper's steadier price action bucks across-the-board
supply builds in global warehouses.

* London Metal Exchange (LME) warehouse stocks rose by
5,750 tonnes to 385,575 tonnes on Friday, their highest level
since early May. [LME-STOCKS]

* Copper stocks in warehouses monitored by the Shanghai
Futures Exchange rose 1,440 tonne, or percent, to 104,275
tonnes, their highest since late April, 2004. [ID:nS06402192]

* COMEX copper warehouse stocks added another 568 short
tons on Thursday, bringing total warehouse levels to 64,160
short tons. [CMWSU]

Repair work at BHP Billiton's (BHP.AX) (BLT.L) Olympic Dam
uranium and copper mine in Australia is on track for a
resumption of full production between January and March next
year. [ID:nSYU009008]

* LME three-month copper MCU3 ends down $40 at $6,490 a
tonne.
(Reporting by Chris Kelly; Editing by Marguerita Choy)