Zinc futures down on muted demand

New Delhi, Aug 17 (PTI) Zinc prices on Thursday fell by 0.57 per cent to Rs 208.90 per kilogram in the futures trade as speculators reduced their exposure taking negative cues from the spot market.

On the Multi Commodity Exchange, zinc contracts for August delivery traded lower by Rs 1.20 or 0.57 per cent at Rs 208.90 per kg in 4,021 lots.

Analysts said offloading of positions by participants owing to slackened demand from consuming industries in the physical market mainly weighed on zinc prices.