Metal prices were steady on the London Metal Exchange (LME) in morning deals.While copper was up $20 at $8,250/8,280 per tonne, aluminium was up $10 at $2,810/2,817, and zinc was down $20 at $3,750/3,800 per tonne.The exception was nickel, which was down over 5% ($1200) at $21,800/22,100 per tonne.