Zinc down 0.5% on sluggish demand
Prices were affected as participants reduced their positions
 "Zinc down 0.5% on sluggish demand")
At the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), the March contract fell by 45 paise, or 0.42%, to Rs 107.80 per kg in 1,947 lots.
Prices were affected as participants reduced their positions amid sluggish domestic demand.
Weak trend in the base metals overseas after a drop in US factory orders that fuelled demand concerns affected the zinc futures trade here.