Taking positive cues from overseas markets and rising spot demand, aluminium futures prices rose by 0.30% to Rs 117.35 per kg today as traders created fresh positions.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange, aluminium for delivery in current month moved up by 35 paise, or 0.30%, to Rs 117.35 per kg, with a business turnover of 200 lots.
Metal for delivery in January 2015 contracts rose by a similar margin to trade at Rs 118.25 per kg in business turnover of 67 lots.
Market participants said besides rising demand at domestic spot markets, a firming trend in metal at the London Metal Exchange (LME), helped aluminium futures to trade higher.