Zinc gains on declining stockpiles 27/01/2015

Zinc gains on declining stockpiles
27/01/2015 16:01
Zinc prices rose by 2.45 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 weak demand for the commodity. LME zinc stocks fell by 3050 metric tonnes to 640250 metric tonnes as on Jan 27, 2015. Zinc futures for January 2015 contract, at MCX, were trading at Rs 131.55 per kg, up by 2.45 per cent after opening at Rs. 130.05 against the previous closing price of Rs. 128.40. It touched the intra-day high of Rs. 131.60 till the trading. (At 3.55 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.