Copper and nickel prices recovered by Rs 2 per kg in the local non-ferrous metals market today on fresh buying by stockists and pick up in demand from the consuming industries.
Marketmen said fresh buying activity and recovery at the London Metal Exchange, helped copper and nickel prices to recover.
Copper wire scrap, copper wire bar and copper mixed were up by Rs 2 each to Rs 359, Rs 378 and Rs 337, while nickel (4x4) traded higher by the same margin at Rs 866-980 per kg.
Following were today's quotations in Rs per kg:
Tin ingot 795, zinc ingot 120.00, nickel plate (4x4) 866- 980, gun metal scrap 226 bell metal scrap 228, copper wire scrap 359, copper wire bar 378, copper mixed scrap 337, utensil scrap 224, Chadripital 175
Lead ingot 116, lead imported 119, aluminium ingots 102, sheet cutting 103, aluminium wire scrap 100 and aluminium utensils scrap 100