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Zinc down 0.3% on profit-booking

Metal for delivery in November traded lower by 0.26%

Press Trust of India New Delhi
Amid profit-booking by speculators, zinc futures prices today edged lower by 0.30% to Rs 115 per kg.

At the Multi Commodity Exchange, zinc for delivery in December shed 35 paise, or 0.30%, to Rs 115.95 per kg, with a business turnover of 131 lots.

Likewise, the metal for delivery in November traded lower by 30 paise, or 0.26%, to Rs 114.80 per kg, with a business turnover of 136 lots.

Marketmen said profit-booking by participants, led to a marginal fall in zinc prices at futures trade but a firming trend overseas, capped the gains.

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First Published: Nov 29 2013 | 12:44 PM IST

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