Zinc futures traded lower 0.35 per cent at Rs 184.90 per kg on Tuesday as speculators reduced exposure at the spot market even as the metal strengthened overseas.
On the Multi Commodity Exchange, zinc contracts for October slipped 0.35 per cent, or 65 paise, to Rs 184.90 per kg in a business turnover of 2,091 lots.
Zinc contracts for November delivery declined by 50 paise, or 0.27 per cent, to Rs 187.15 per kg in 13 lots.
However, on the London Metal Exchange, zinc was quoting higher by 3.23 per cent to USD 2,378 per tonne.
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