METALS-London copper rises on softer dollar, China stimulus hopes

London copper prices edged higher for a second day in early Asian trade on Wednesday, as the dollar weakened, making metals cheaper for holders of other currencies, and investors were buoyed by signs of more stimulus from top metals consumer China. FUNDAMENTALS * LME COPPER: Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 0.1 perent at $5,923 a tonne, as of 0141 GMT, extending a 0.4 percent gain from the previous session. * SHFE COPPER: