Mumbai, Oct 13 (PTI) Select base metals including copper,brass and nickel firmed up at the non-ferrous metal marketfollowing sustained stockists buying amidst rising demand fromindustrial users.
While, zinc and lead softened owing to mild demand fromalloy industries.
Nickel prices rose by Rs 10 per kg to Rs 760 fromThursday's close at Rs 750.
Copper cable scrap and copper billets moved up by Rs 3per kg each to Rs 434 and Rs 462 as against Rs 431 and Rs 459yesterday.
Copper scrap heavy and copper utensils edged down byRs 2 per kg each to Rs 424 and Rs 380 as compared toyesterday's close at Rs 422 and Rs 378.
Copper armature, copper sheet cuttings, brass utensilsscrap and brass sheet cuttings inched up to Rs 408, Rs 402, Rs303 and Rs 318, respectively.
However, zinc and lead inched down to Rs 239 and Rs162. PTI BPDSBT.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.