Copper remained weak and prices fell by another Rs 2 per kg on the local non-ferrous metals market today on continued selling by stockists in tandem with a weakening global trend.
Traders said sentiment in copper remained weak as it traded at three-week low in the overseas markets on reports of a probe of metals warehousing at a Chinese port.
Meanwhile, copper for delivery in three months was little changed at 6,784.25 dollar a metric tonne on the London Metal Exchange.
In the national capital, copper mixed scrap remained under selling pressure and shed Rs 2 to Rs 436 per kg.
Following are today's metal rates per kg:
Zinc ingot 111-117, nickel plate (4x4) 1,088-1,089 gun metal scrap 227, bell metal scrap 229, copper mixed scrap 436, chadri deshi 285.
Lead ingot 118, lead imported 116, aluminium ingots 152, Aluminium sheet cutting 153, aluminium wire scrap 155 and aluminium utensils scrap 152.
