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BUZZ-Miners: in demand

** Miners notch gains as zinc, nickel and copper prices rally

** London zinc rose to its highest price in a decade on Monday and nickel also rallied as investors ploughed into metals used by China's steel sector

** LME copper rose 1 pct

** Rio Tinto (Hanover: CRA1.HA - news) (+0.8 pct), BHP (+0.5 pct), Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO.L - news) (+0.7 pct), Ferrexpo (+2 pct) and Vedanta (+1 pct)

(RM (LSE: RM.L - news) :sanjeeban.sarkar.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)