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Lead prices drifted by 0.28% to Rs 126.25 per kg in futures trading today due to sluggish demand from battery-makers in the spot market amid a weak global trend.
At the Multi Commodity exchange, lead for delivery in June declined 35 paise, or 0.28%, to Rs 126.25 per kg in business turnover of 1,011 lots.
Metal prices for delivery in July fell by a similar margin to Rs 126.70 per kg in a turnover of 56 lots.
Market analysts said besides sluggish demand from battery- makers in the spot market, a weak trend in base metals pack at the London Metal Exchange as concern that growth is slowing in China, the world's biggest user, mainly kept pressure on lead prices at futures trade.
