Copper sheet cutting and brass utensils scrap eased further due to lower offtake from industrial users.
The industrial metal was trading slightly up at the LME on signs that a recovery in China's economic growth, although worries over Europe and the US kept gains confined.
Nickel surge by Rs 3 per kg to Rs 1,080 from Thursday's closing level of Rs 1,077.
Tin moved up by Rs 2 per kg to Rs 1,365 from Rs 1,363.
Brass sheet cutting, zinc and lead inched-up by Re 1 per kg each to Rs 330, 142 and Rs 125, respectively.
However, copper sheet cutting and brass utensils scrap softened by Re 1 per kg each to Rs 464 and Rs 318.
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