Meanwhile, tin dropped on subdued offtake from alloy industries.
The industrial metals edged higher at the LME as trading remained cautious while investors awaited news on the Fed's stimulus programme from a two-day meeting starting later in the day.
Copper cable scrap, copper scrap heavy, copper wire bar, brass utensils scrap and brass sheet cutting inched-up by a rupee per kg to Rs 488, Rs 481, Rs 516, Rs 325 and Rs 336, respectively.
Copper sheet cutting and aluminium ingots also softened by a rupee per kg each to Rs 462 and 140.
