Base metals ends stable in mute trade

Base metals prices ended steady in an otherwise mute non-ferrous metal market here today due to absence of any worthwhile large-scale buying activity.

Globally, London copper slipped in early trade at the London Metal Exchange, after the Federal Reserve delayed hiking rates due to a weaker global economy, with prices set for a flat weekly close as mines restarted following a quake in Chile, soothing concerns over supply.