 "Zinc down 0.1% on profit-booking")
Zinc futures prices today edged lower by 0.08% to Rs 123.95 per kg on profit-booking by speculators even as metal strengthened overseas.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange, zinc for delivery in June shed 10 paise, or 0.08%, to Rs 123.95 per kg, with a business turnover of 291 lots.
The metal for delivery in July fell by a similar margin to Rs 124.50 per kg in a turnover of three lots.
Marketmen said profit-booking by participants mainly led to the fall in zinc futures prices but metal's gain at the London Metal Exchange limited the fall.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange, zinc for delivery in June shed 10 paise, or 0.08%, to Rs 123.95 per kg, with a business turnover of 291 lots.
The metal for delivery in July fell by a similar margin to Rs 124.50 per kg in a turnover of three lots.
Marketmen said profit-booking by participants mainly led to the fall in zinc futures prices but metal's gain at the London Metal Exchange limited the fall.