LME copper ended at $6,750/mt, $140 down, hitting a 2-month low on Friday.

"Of course China is still a factor weighing on sentiment (but) the market has stabilised. The GDP figures out of the U.S. have helped ease concerns," said Peter Fertig, analyst at Quantitative Commodity Research.

"Some economists are now debating the quality of GDP growth, that it's driven by a buildup of inventories and not sustainable ... (but) consumer spending has also increased and this indicates the U.S. economy is on track of recovery," he added.

Aluminium hit $2,069 and ended at $2,080/mt, down $28.

"It tells you that markets are reasonably tight," said Deutsche Bank's Daniel Brebner. "There is potentially some re-stocking going on in the western world, decent demand in Asia."

Nickel ended $150 up at $18,500/mt while lead ended at $2,020/mt, $35 down.

Zinc ended at $2,110/mt, $48 down, and tin at $17,200/mt, $350 down, having earlier hit a near one-month low at $16,750/mt.

"It has been holding up so well recently," said William Adams, an analyst at Basemetals.com on tin. "It's just liquidation selling … playing a bit of catch-up."