Meanwhile, select copper prices eased further due to lower offtake from industrial users.
Nickel fell by Rs 5 per kg to Rs 795 from Thursday's closing level of Rs 800.
Copper cables scrap, copper scrap heavy, copper armature and copper wire bar softened by a Re per kg each to Rs 378, Rs 372, Rs 360 and Rs 406, respectively.
Brass sheet cutting and zinc edged-up by a Re per kg each to Rs 277 and Rs 185.