Copper and nickel gain on good demand

Copper scrap heavy, copper armiture, copper sheet cuttings and nickel gained further at the non-ferrous metal market here today on stockists buying amidst good demand from industrial users.
While, brass sheet cuttings and zinc eased owing to sluggish demand from alloy industries.
Nickel rose by Rs 5 per kg to Rs 900 from Wednesday's close Rs 895.
Copper scrap heavy, copper armiture and copper sheet cuttings inched up per kg each to Rs 447, Rs 435 and Rs 431.
However, zinc edged down by Rs 2 per kg to Rs 253 as against Rs 255 and brass sheet cuttings softened by a Re per kg to Rs 345.