Shanghai copper starts third quarter lower, LME up
* Market seen consolidating after huge H1 gains
* Market weighs downbeat Fed comments vs firm China PMI

London copper futures rose 1.8 percent on Wednesday, boosted by positive Chinese economic data, but Shanghai copper fell more than 1 percent as it caught up to late falls in London the previous day.

Having gained 71 and 62 percent in the first half of the year in Shanghai and London respectively, copper may be set for a period of consolidation, analysts said.

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