Meanwhile, select copper, brass, zinc and lead edged down on subdued demand from industrial users.
The industrial metal nickel nickel steadied at the LME in early trade finding their feet after a six percent fall partly eroded this year's stellar rally, while copper prices eyed their biggest weekly gain in nearly two months on improving demand.
Nickel moved up by Rs 3 per kg to Rs 1,250 from Thursday's close of Rs 1,247 and aluminium ingots inched up by Re 1 per kg to Rs 152.
Copper scrap heavy, brass utensils scrap, brass sheet cutting, zinc and lead all softened by a Re per kg to Rs 489, Rs 347, Rs 358, Rs 172 and Rs 148, respectively.
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