Base metals gains on sustained demand

Most of the base metals including select copper, zinc and lead gained at the non-ferrous metal market here today on stockists buying amid good demand from industrial users.
While, Nickel dropped owing to lower demand from alloy industries.
Copper cable scrap, copper armiture, copper wire bar and copper sheet cutting edged up by a Re per kg each to Rs 392, Rs 365, Rs 420 and Rs 361, respectively.
Zinc rose by Rs 3 per kg to Rs 228 from Rs 225 and lead moved up by Rs 2 per kg to Rs 143 as against Rs 141 previously.
Nickel dropped Rs 10 per kg to Rs 790 as compared to Rs 800 yesterday.