Meanwhile, nickel and copper scrap heavy gained on fresh stockist buying.
The Industrial metals fell, with many investors closing long positions as they waited for a meeting of Central bankers this week for fresh clues on possible monetary stimulus from the US Federal Reserve.
Tin fell by Rs 5 per kg to Rs 1,285 from Monday's closing level of Rs 1,290.
Copper sheet cutting, brass sheet cutting and aluminium utensils softened a rupee per kg each to Rs 463, Rs 328 and Rs 114, respectively.
However, Nickel gained by Rs 5 per kg to Rs 1,075 as against Rs 1,075 previously and Copper scrap heavy inched up by a rupee per kg to Rs 479.