On the Multi Commodity Exchange, zinc contracts for December delivery traded lower by 40 paise or 0.18 per cent at ₹225.95 per kg in 3,099 lots.
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Analysts said offloading of positions by participants owing to slackened demand from consuming industries in the physical market mainly weighed on zinc prices.