BEIJING, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Copper prices dipped on Friday after data showed demand in top consumer China was yet to pick up, while looming global recession risks also weighed on investors' sentiment.

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange was down 0.4% at $8,947.50 a tonne by 0209 GMT, while the most-traded March copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange nudged 0.2% down to 68,340 yuan ($10,062.43) a tonne.

China's January factory gate prices fell more than expected, suggesting that flashes of domestic demand that had stoked consumer prices after the zero-COVID policy ended were not strong enough to rekindle upstream sectors.

Meanwhile, a report on Thursday showing the number of Americans claiming unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, which reignited recession fears.

On the supply side, China's MMG Ltd said its Las Bambas copper mine in Peru was able to secure critical supplies, enabling it to continue production at a reduced rate after road blockades prevented arrival of key raw materials.

LME aluminium lost 0.7% to $2,482 a tonne, tin shed 0.9% to $27,505 a tonne, zinc added 0.2% to $3,128 a tonne, and lead moved 0.3% down to $2,119 a tonne.

SHFE aluminium fell 1.5% to 18,670 yuan a tonne, zinc was down 0.4% to 23,235 yuan a tonne, tin decreased 0.2% to 218,320 yuan a tonne, while lead gained 0.9% to 15,380 yuan a tonne.

SHFE nickel jumped 3.6% to 218,080 yuan a tonne, followed a rise of 6.4% of LME nickel in the previous session.

Global commodity trader Trafigura said on Thursday it booked a $577 million charge in the first half of 2023, after discovering that some nickel cargoes it received did not contain the metal in a case of "systematic fraud".

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