Elsewhere, select brass and zinc also eased on lower offtake from consumer industries.
The industrial metal copper trading lower in early trade, as investors took profits after prices failed to build on gains after reaching their highest in two months last week, suggesting lukewarm appetite from consumers despite the peak season for demand.
Nickel dipped by Rs 15 per kg to Rs 1,245 from Tuesday's closing level of Rs 1,260 and tin slipped by Rs 5 to Rs 1,610 from Rs 1,615 previously.
However, copper sheet cutting and aluminium utensils scrap inched up by a Re per kg each to Rs 476 and Rs 129 respectively.
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