METALS-London copper edges up on signs of trade row easing

London copper prices moved higher in early Asian trade on Thursday amid signs China is making good on pledges made to the United States as part of a deal to resolve a trade row between the world's top two economies. Chinese companies have made their first major purchases of U.S. soybeans, a commodity at the heart of the trade spat, in more than six months, Reuters reported on Wednesday, while Beijing also looked to have toned down a high-tech industrial push