April 10 (Reuters) - London tin prices rose on Wednesday to hit their highest level in more than a year, as stockpiles fell to the lowest in months, while a rally in other base metals also helped market sentiment.

Benchmark three-month tin on the London Metal Exchange (LME) rose 1.8% to $31,730 per metric ton by 0649 GMT, hitting the highest since January 2023.

The most-traded May tin contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange climbed 5.3% to 250,810 yuan ($34,679.15) a ton. It hit 251,350 yuan earlier in the session, the highest since June 2022.

LME tin inventories fell to 4,285 tons, the lowest since July 2023. Stockpiles have dropped 44% since the beginning of the year.

The LME cash tin contract was traded at a $26 a-ton premium to the three-month contract on Tuesday, indicating the tightness of near-term supplies.

In China, the world's biggest tin consumer, inventories in warehouses tracked by the SHFE have been accumulating . Stocks hit a record high of 12,823 tons last week, latest data released by the exchange showed.

Analyst Tom Langston from the International Tin Association said in a note that there were divergent market dynamics between China and the rest of the world.

The rise in tin prices was also helped by a rally in other base metals. A trader said short position holders covered their positions ahead of the release of U.S. inflation data later in the day.

LME copper advanced 0.6% to $9,472.50 a ton, aluminium increased 0.7% to $2,476, nickel was up 0.2% at $18,250, zinc climbed 1.6% to $2,753.50 and lead edged up 0.2% at $2,166.

SHFE copper advanced 0.5% to 76,700 yuan a ton, aluminium climbed 1.4% to 20,485 yuan, nickel jumped 1.8% to 139,520 yuan, zinc rose 3.1% to 22,550 yuan and lead edged up 1.5% at 16,825 yuan.

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