Dec 1 (Reuters) - Copper prices rose on Wednesday, as investors shook off some concerns about the new Omicron coronavirus variant that has rattled market sentiment in recent days.

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange rose 0.8% to $9,522 a tonne by 0231 GMT, having lost 0.6% in November.

The most-traded January copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange eased 0.5% to 69,480 yuan ($10,921.95) a tonne, tracking overnight loss in London.

The European Union drug regulator said on Tuesday existing COVID-19 vaccines would provide protection against Omicron, calming markets shaken by Moderna Chief Executive Officer saying existing shots would be less effective against the new variant.

FUNDAMENTALS

* LME aluminium rose 0.5% to $2,637 a tonne, nickel advanced 0.8% to $20,060 a tonne and lead increased 0.6% to $2,288 a tonne.

* ShFE zinc was up 0.3% to 22,985 yuan a tonne while ShFE tin fell 0.4% to 286,220 yuan a tonne.

* A spokesperson for Canadian miner Turquoise Hill, majority owned by Rio Tinto , said trucks were still being used to ship copper concentrate to China from the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia, meaning supply is unaffected by recent curbs on rail imports at some Chinese border cities.

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MARKETS NEWS

* Asian stocks rose from a one-year low as U.S. share futures and oil recovered from the previous day's selloff, but uncertainty over the impact of the Omicron coronavirus variant kept investors on edge.

DATA/EVENTS (GMT)

0700 UK Nationwide House Price MM, YY

0850 France Markit Mfg PMI

0855 Germany Markit/BME Mfg PMI

0900 EU Markit Mfg Final PMI

0930 UK Markit/CIPS Mfg PMI Final

1445 US Markit Mfg PMI Final

1500 US ISM Manufacturing PMI

1900 US Federal Reserve issues the Beige Book

of economic condition ($1 = 6.3615 yuan) (Reporting by Mai Nguyen in Hanoi; Additional reporting by Tom Daly; Editing by Rashmi Aich)