Prices of select base metals rose up to Rs 15 per kg on the non-ferrous metal market in the national capital today largely on the back of firming trend in the London Metal Exchange.
Falling LME-monitored copper's inventories and increased imports by China, world's largest consumer of the metal, also influenced the prices at non-ferrous metal market here.
Copper wire scrap, copper wire bar and copper mixed scrap traded Rs 5 each higher at Rs 289, Rs 310 and Rs 269 per kg respectively after metal prices rose by 0.92 per cent at LME to $4,940 per tonne.
Nickel (4x4) also turned better and traded Rs 15 higher at Rs 778-913 per kg, while lead ingot and lead imported gained Rs 2 each at Rs 93 and Rs 108 per kg.
Following are today's quotations Rs per kg:
Tin ingot 755, zinc ingot 101.00, nickel plate (4x4) 763-898, gun metal scrap 225 bell metal scrap 230, copper wire scrap 289.00, copper wire bar 310, copper mixed scrap 269.00, Utensil scrap 219, Chadripital 170.
Lead ingot 93, lead imported 108, aluminium ingots 104, sheet cutting 100, aluminium wire scrap 100 and aluminium utensils scrap 90.
