Copper prices gained by Rs 2 per kg in the local non-ferrous metal market today on good demand from consuming industries amid firming trend at the London Metal Exchange.
Marketmen said rising demand from consuming industries amid firming trend at the London Metal Exchange pushed up copper prices.
Meanwhile, copper for delivery in three-months added $145, or 2.2 per cent to $6,760 a metric tonne on the London Metal Exchange.
In the national capital, copper wire scrap, copper wire bar and copper mixed strengthened further by Rs 2 each to Rs 367, Rs 386 and Rs 345 per kg, respectively.
Following were today's quotations in Rs per kg:
Tin ingot 795, zinc ingot 119.00, nickel plate (4x4) 870-984, gun metal scrap 226 bell metal scrap 228, copper wire scrap 367, copper wire bar 386, copper mixed scrap 345, Utensil scrap 224, Chadripital 175
Lead ingot 115, lead imported 118, aluminium ingots 100, sheet cutting 103, aluminium wire scrap 100 and aluminium utensils scrap 100