Zinc rises on falling stockpiles 23/09/2014

Zinc rises on falling stockpiles
23/09/2014 16:16
Zinc prices rose by 0.26 per cent on Tuesday at the domestic markets due to the decline in the zinc stockpiles at the London Metal Exchange (LME) on account of the strong demand for the commodity. LME zinc stocks fell by 25 metric tonnes to 752675 metric tonnes as on September 23, 2014. Zinc futures for September 2014 contract, at MCX, were trading at Rs 136.85 per kg, up by 0.26 per cent after opening at Rs. 136.50 against the previous closing price of Rs. 136.50. It touched the intra-day high of Rs. 136.90 till the trading. (At 4.10 PM today).
Major refined zinc exporting countries are Canada, Australia and Rep. of Korea, while major refined zinc importing countries are China, USA and Germany.