Elsewhere, select copper and brass also gained owing to better demand from industrial users.
Tin shot-up by Rs 5 per kg to Rs 1,425 from Thursday's closing level of Rs 1,420.
Copper sheet cutting climbed by Rs 3 per kg to Rs 468 from Rs 465 and brass sheet cutting inched up by a rupee per kg to Rs 336.
However, copper scrap heavy and copper armiture both softened by a rupee per kg each to Rs 477 and Rs 468, respectively.