Prices of industrial metals fell on Wednesday as a stronger U.S. dollar made greenback-priced metals more expensive for buyers holding other currencies.

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange fell 0.7% to $6,6768 a tonne by 0218 GMT.

Aluminum dropped 1.3% to $1,880.50 a tonne, zinc declined 0.7% to $15,255 a tonne, nickel lost 1.3% to $2,534.50 a tonne and lead was down 0.4% at $1,802.50 a tonne.

The U.S. dollar clawed back early losses against risk-sensitive currencies after preliminary results suggested President Donald Trump has a slight edge over Democratic challenger Joe Biden in Florida, a key battleground state.

FUNDAMENTALS

* The most-traded December copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange edged up 0.2% to 51,630 yuan ($7,708.39) a tonne, while aluminum dipped 0.4% to 14,745 yuan a tonne.

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MARKETS NEWS

* Asian share markets turned cautious, paring sharp early gains as results from the U.S. Presidential election hinted at a close race.

DATA/EVENTS (GMT)

0500 India IHS Markit Svcs PMI Oct

0700 UK Reserve Assets Total Oct

0850 France Markit Serv, Comp PMIs Oct

0855 Germany Markit Services PMI Oct

0855 Germany Markit Comp Final PMI Oct

0900 EU Markit Serv, Comp Final PMIs Oct

1330 US International Trade Sept

1445 US Markit Serv, Comp Final PMIs Oct

1500 US ISM N-Mfg PMI Oct

U.S. Federal Open Market Committee starts its two-day

meeting on interest rates. (to Nov. 05)

PRICES

Three month LME copper

Most active ShFE copper

Three month LME aluminum

Most active ShFE aluminum

Three month LME zinc

Most active ShFE zinc

Three month LME lead

Most active ShFE lead

Three month LME nickel

Most active ShFE nickel

Three month LME tin

Most active ShFE tin

ARBS ($1 = 6.6979 yuan) (Reporting by Mai Nguyen; editing by Uttaresh.V