• Australian copper miners fall in early trade, while the broader benchmark trades little changed

• Copper prices edged lower overnight after disappointing economic data from top metals consumer China, though supply concerns due to mine disruptions and the Gulf conflict helped limit losses [MET/L]

• Sandfire Resources falls as much as 2% to A$18.64

• Capstone Copper's Australia-listed shares lose as much as 3.8% to A$13.27, posting their largest intraday pct drop since July 8

• Capstone's ASX stock among top losers on AXJO
(Reporting by Nikita Maria Jino in Bengaluru)