Zinc prices gained Rs 0.95, or 1.00 per cent, to Rs 96.20 per kg in futures trade today, as speculators created positions, driven by rising demand in spot market.

At the Multi Commodity Exchange counter, zinc for August gained Rs 0.95, or 1.00 per cent, to Rs 96.20 per kg, with an open interest of 7,662 lots.

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Market analysts attributed the rise in zinc futures prices to a rising demand in the spot market.

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