Zinc futures traded 0.78 per cent down, or Rs 0.80, to Rs 101.15 per kg today after speculators booked profits amid weak trend overseas.

At the Multi Commodity Exchange counter, zinc for September lost Rs 0.80, or 0.78 per cent, to Rs 101.15 per kg, with a turnover of 1,506 lots.

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