Elsewhere, brass and select copper prices eased further owing sustained offtake from consumer industries.
Nickel and tin rose by Rs 5 per kg each to Rs 765 and Rs 1,385 from Monday's closing level of Rs 760 and Rs 1,380.
Zinc inched-up by a Re per kg to Rs 226.
However, brass utensils scrap fell by Rs 3 per kg to Rs 312 from Rs 315.
Brass sheet cutting moved down by Rs 2 per kg to Rs 323 as against Rs 325.