The industrial metals were trading almost steady at the LME as investors adopted caution ahead of a key factory activity report from top consumer China.
Nickel shot-up by Rs 5 per kg to Rs 990 from Thursday's closing level of Rs 985.
Copper sheet cutting and aluminium ingots climbed by Rs 2 per kg each to Rs 461 and Rs 139 from Rs 459 and Rs 137.
Copper cable scrap, copper scrap heavy, copper armiture, brass sheet cutting and zinc all inched-up by a rupee per kg each to Rs 485, Rs 476, Rs 465, Rs 333 and Rs 142, respectively.