At the Multi Commodity Exchange, lead for delivery in January traded 30 paise, or 0.23%, higher at Rs 130.10 per kg, with a turnover of 34 lots.
The metal for delivery in April also rose by just five paise, or 0.04%, to trade at Rs 128.85 per kg in a turnover of 1,233 lots.
Marketmen said besides domestic demand from battery-makers, a firm trend at the London Metal Exchange after manufacturing expanded in China and the US, the world's biggest users, influenced lead prices at futures trade here.
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