Key metal prices ease on weak LME advice

Mumbai, Oct 19 (UNI) Select metal prices were marginally down on poor industrial demand in view of discouraging advice from London Metal Exchange (LME), traders at the Bombay Metal Exchange said today.

Following were the spot metal prices per quintal: Ferrous metals: Copper heavy - Rs 37,000, copper utensils - Rs 33,000, brass utensils - Rs 23,000, brass cuttings - Rs 26,800 and aluminium utensils - Rs 11,000.

Non-ferrous metals: Copper wire bars - Rs 41,100, aluminium ingots - Rs 13,200, zinc slab - Rs 20,700, lead ingots - Rs 7,400, tin slab - Rs 570 (per kg) and nickel cathode - Rs 2,000 (per kg).

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