MARKET TALK:LME Copper Still Above $8,000/Ton;Eyes On Grasberg

LME copper falls on profit-taking after surging overnight but holds over $8,000/ton after rising above that mark overnight for first time since September 2006 on back of weaker USD, higher-than-expected housing starts and nervousness over potential supply disruptions at Freeport McMoRan's Grasberg mine in Indonesia, says trader; planned local worker protest due to go ahead today. 3-month copper last at $8,005/ton, down $43 from PM kerb.