Copper prices stabilized slightly Wednesday after U.S. inflation statistics supported the dollar a day earlier, which led to cheaper commodities, trading data showed.

December copper futures on the Comex exchange rose 0.18% to $3.5367 a pound (about 0.45 kilograms). On Tuesday, copper fell 1.5% in price.

At the end of Tuesday's trading on the London Metal Exchange (LME), a ton of copper with delivery in three months fell by 1.09% to $7,868.5, aluminum - rose by 1.31% to $2,313 and zinc - rose by 0.95% to $3,227.