(Updates official prices) By Julian Luk London Oct 8 (Reuters) - Copper prices fell on Tuesday to their lowest in two weeks after top metal consumer China failed to convince investors on how its stimulus package would drive the economy to its growth target. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) touched $9,700 a metric ton for the lowest...

* China stocks off lows after MOF calls news conference * Shanghai Composite -4%; Hang Seng flat (Updates prices to 0600 GMT) By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Chinese shares slumped and commodities were struggling to find a footing on Wednesday as investors tempered expectations for a robust Chinese economic recovery, while a downbeat outlook from New Zealand's...

* TSX ends down 0.1% at 24,072.51 * Energy falls 2.3%; oil settles 4.6% lower * Materials sector loses 1% * Technology rises 1.1% (Updates at market close) By Fergal Smith Oct 8 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index edged lower for a second straight day on Tuesday as a drop in oil prices and fading optimism around China's efforts...

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Gravity brought China's soaring stock market back to earth with a thud on Wednesday. Disappointment about the lack - so far - of follow-through on stimulus promises has triggered a pullback in a spectacular rally and could be a harbinger of further weakness in China-exposed assets...