The industrial metal rose on investors offtake following increased prospects that European Central Bank would offer fresh measures to bail out Spain.
Nickel fell by Rs 5 per kg to Rs 1,090 from Wednesday's closing level of Rs 1,095.
Copper scrap heavy, copper armiture, copper sheet cutting, aluminium ingots and aluminium utensils scrap all softened by a rupee per kg each to Rs 476, Rs 466, Rs 461, Rs 142 and Rs 114 respectively.