Traders said sentiment in zinc bolstered after it recovered from the lowest in more than three months in global markets before a report projected sustained manufacturing expansion in China, the biggest consumer of industrial metals.
Meanwhile, Zinc for delivery in three months climbed 0.2 per cent to USD 2,215.25 a metric tonne on the London Metal Exchange.
In the national capital, zinc ingot moved up by Rs 2 to Rs 118-124 per kg.
Following are today's metal rates (in Rs per kg):
Lead ingot 106, Lead imported 107, Aluminium ingots 168, Aluminium sheet cutting 169, Aluminium wire scrap 171 and Aluminium utensils scrap 168.