(Adds comment, updates prices) By Tom Daly BEIJING, May 4 (Reuters) - London base metal prices rose on Friday, led by aluminium, as they staged a technical recovery following steep falls for aluminium, zinc and nickel in the previous session. Aluminium climbed by as much as 1.9 percent, having fallen by 2.3 percent in the previous session. "The market remains jumpy and rarely displaying a consistent tone during any 24-hour period let alone a trend lasting more than two days," Matt France, head of institutional metal sales, Asia, at brokerage Marex Spectron, wrote in a note. "I still feel there is some value in the metals here but a lot hinges on how the equity markets and (U.S. dollar) performs into the weekend," he added. Markets are also awaiting the outcome of trade talks between China and the United States in Beijing that end on Friday. A trade spat between the two countries has roiled metals markets in recent months, with the United States imposing tariffs on aluminium imports, and China retaliating by targeting U.S. aluminium scrap. FUNDAMENTALS * ALUMINIUM: Three-month aluminium on the London Metal Exchange rose 1.9 percent to $2,311 a tonne by 0550 GMT. The metal is on course for a 4 percent weekly rise after falling nearly 10 percent last week. Shanghai aluminium closed up 0.3 percent at 14,575 yuan ($2,294.81) a tonne on Friday. * COPPER: Three-month LME copper climbed 0.6 percent to $6,865 a tonne and is up 0.9 percent for the week. The most traded June copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange ended up 0.6 percent at 51,290 yuan a tonne. * ZINC: Zinc rebounded slightly from Thursday's 1.3 percent drop to trade 0.1 percent higher in London but closed down 1.8 percent in Shanghai. The zinc industry agreed a 15 percent drop in annual zinc processing fees to $147 a tonne, miner and metals smelting company Nyrstar said on Thursday. * SCRAP: The company in charge of inspecting scrap metal shipments from the United States bound for China said that it would suspend checks on shipments for one month starting on Friday, effectively halting China's imports. * INTERNATIONALISATION: China plans to open more of its futures contracts to foreign investors, its securities regulator said on Friday, as the country launched its "internationalised" iron ore contract in a bid to boost its sway over pricing for one of its top imports. * For the top stories in metals and other news, click or MARKETS NEWS * Asian shares were steady while the Japanese yen held onto overnight gains in early trading on Friday as financial markets turned their attention to the looming U.S. payrolls data for fresh catalysts. DATA AHEAD (GMT) 0750 France Markit services PMI Apr 0755 Germany Markit services PMI Apr 0800 Euro zone Markit services PMI final Apr 0900 Euro zone Retail sales Mar 1230 U.S. Nonfarm payrolls Apr 1230 U.S. Unemployment rate Apr PRICES 0707 GMT Three month LME copper 6850.5 Most active ShFE copper 51290 Three month LME 2309 aluminium Most active ShFE 14565 aluminium Three month LME zinc 3011.5 Most active ShFE zinc 23300 Three month LME lead 2272 Most active ShFE lead 18545 Three month LME nickel 13860 Most active ShFE nickel 103910 Three month LME tin 21210 Most active ShFE tin 147780 LME/SHFE COPPER LMESHFCUc3 723.86 LME/SHFE ALUMINIUM LMESHFALc3 -2313.54 LME/SHFE ZINC LMESHFZNc3 433.78 LME/SHFE LEAD LMESHFPBc3 668.34 LME/SHFE NICKEL LMESHFNIc3 -354.81 ($1 = 6.3513 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Reporting by Tom Daly; Editing by Richard Pullin and Christian Schmollinger)