Base metals firmed up on the local non-ferrous metal market today on pick up in industrial demand amid firming global trends.
Traders said pick up in industrial demand amid firming trend at London Metal Exchange (LME) mainly pushed up the base metal prices.
Copper for three-month delivery rose by 0.3 per cent to $9,887, while nickel went up by 0.9 per cent to $29,400 a tonne.
In the national capital, copper wire scrap, copper wire bar, and copper mixed scrap moved up by Rs 2 each to Rs 525, Rs 548 and Rs 509 per kg, respectively.
Nickel (4x4) shot up by Rs 5 to Rs 1,067-1,069 per kg, while zinc ingot, lead ingot and lead imported traded higher by a rupee each to Rs 135.50, Rs 142 and Rs 144 per kg, respectively.
Following were today's quotations in Rs per kg:
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Tin ingot 845, zinc ingot 135.50, nickel plate (4x4) 1,067-1,069, gun metal scrap 226, bell metal scrap 228, copper wire scrap 525, copper wire bar 548, copper mixed scrap 509, Utensil scrap 224, Chadripital 175
Lead ingot 142, lead imported 144, aluminium ingots 102, sheet cutting 105, aluminium wire scrap 102 and aluminium utensils scrap 102