METALS-Metals rise on dollar weakness，but trade jitters cap gains

SHANGHAI, March 17 (Reuters) - Metal prices on the London Metals Exchange were mostly trading higher on Monday, supported by a weaker dollar, although concerns over U.S. tariffs limited the gains. Benchmark three-month copper CMCU3 on the London Metals Exchange was up 0.4% at $9,814.5 a metric ton, as of 0244 GMT. The dollar =USD hovered close to a five-month low on Monday, pressured by U.S. President Donald Trump's erratic trade policies. A softer dollar makes greenback-priced commodities more affordable for buyers using other currencies. Copper production from Chilean state miner Codelco COBRE.UL , the world's largest copper producer, dipped 4% in January to hit 102,700 metric tons, according to data from copper commission Cochilco. "Copper found some support after Codelco warned that production this quarter will be similar or slightly below year-ago levels due to maintenance work", ANZ research said in a note. LME aluminium CMAL3 rose 0.2% to $2,688 a ton, lead CMPB3 gained 0.7% to $2,082, zinc climbed 0.5% to $2,987, tin CMSN3 fell 0.5% to $35,105 and nickel CMNI3 advanced 0.5% to $16,555. SHFE copper SCFcv1 climbed 0.1% to 80,120 yuan ($10,957.18)a metric ton, SHFE aluminium SAFcv1 was down 0.4% at 20,890 yuan a ton, zinc SZNcv1 added 0.3% to 24,210 yuan, lead SPBcv1 jumped 0.3% to 17,670 yuan, tin SSNcv1 lost 0.8% to 280,570 yuan and nickel SNIcv1 lost 0.6% to 132,900 yuan. (Reporting by Violet Li and Mei Mei Chu; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips) ((Violet.Li@thomsonreuters.com;)) (( For related news and prices, click on the codes in brackets: LME price overview RING= COMEX copper futures 0#HG: All metals news MTL All commodities news C Foreign exchange rates FX= SPEED GUIDES LME/INDEX ))