Shanghai warehouse copper stocks rise 5 pct

SHANGHAI, March 12 (Reuters) - Deliverable copper inventories in warehouses monitored by the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose 5 percent from a week earlier, while deliverable aluminium inventories climbed 3 percent, the exchange said on Friday.

Deliverable copper inventories rose to 155,469 tonnes from 148,620 tonnes a week ago, while copper stocks on warrant gained 14,006 tonnes to 50,417 tonnes.

Deliverable aluminium inventories rose to 387,549 tonnes from 376,233 tonnes a week earlier. Stocks on warrant increased 7,391 tonnes to 320,566 tonnes.

Deliverable zinc inventories gained to 223,433 tonnes from 223,400 tonnes a week ago, and stocks on warrant rose 2,792 tonnes to 196,506 tonnes.

(Reporting by Edmund Klamann; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)