 "Zinc up 0.3% on overseas cues, spot demand")
Zinc futures were marginally up by 0.32% to Rs 140.75 per kg as speculators created positions amid a firming trend in base metals overseas and better domestic demand.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange, zinc for delivery in August was up by 45 paise, or 0.32%, to Rs 140.75 per kg, with a business turnover of 131 lots.
The metal for delivery in September also rose by a similar margin to trade at Rs 141.30 per kg, with a business turnover of three lots.
Marketmen said besides a firming trend at domestic spot market, strength in select base metals at the London Metal Exchange, supported the upside in zinc prices at futures trade.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange, zinc for delivery in August was up by 45 paise, or 0.32%, to Rs 140.75 per kg, with a business turnover of 131 lots.
The metal for delivery in September also rose by a similar margin to trade at Rs 141.30 per kg, with a business turnover of three lots.
Marketmen said besides a firming trend at domestic spot market, strength in select base metals at the London Metal Exchange, supported the upside in zinc prices at futures trade.