METALS-London copper slips to near 2-week low amid China holiday

(Updates prices) By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE, June 18 (Reuters) - London copper slipped on Monday to a near two-week low on pressure from a stronger dollar, and as a holiday in China drained buying interest from the market. FUNDAMENTALS * COPPER: London Metal Exchange copper had eased by 0.3 percent to $6,997 by 0705 GMT, following losses of 2.2 percent in the previous session. It earlier touched a near two-week low of $6,978. * HOLIDAY: The Shanghai Futures Exc