** Copper miners listed on the Australian bourse $(ASX)$ jump

** Copper prices in top metals consumer China firm on a softer dollar and positive economic data from the country MET/L

** Shares of Sandfire Resources SFR.AX climb as much as 4.6% to A$9.730, its highest level since April 10

** ASX-listed shares of Capstone Copper CSC.AX CS.TO gain as much as 2.1%, last up 1.4% at A$6.83

** YTD, SFR up 5% while CSC down 30.4%

(Reporting by Nichiket Sunil in Bengaluru)

((Nichiket.Sunil@thomsonreuters.com))