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Zinc Price History — Recent 10-Day Trend
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Zinc Price History — The Recent Picture
Zinc sits at ₹0.33 per gram today, September 17, 2026, and the ten-day window charted above is the freshest slice of a much longer price history. Zinc has traded on global metal exchanges for well over a century, and its historical pattern is one of the more reliably cyclical stories among the base metals — periods of steady industrial demand pushing the price up, followed by stretches where oversupply or a manufacturing slowdown pulls it back.
For exact figures from a specific year, this page isn't the place to look — that level of detail lives on the dedicated year-by-year price history archive, linked automatically from the data table further down this page. What belongs here is the broader trend and the reasoning behind it.
Zinc Price History — Value by Weight Today
Today's Zinc rate is Less than One Rupees per gram. At this rate, 10 grams of Zinc costs Three Rupees.
| Unit | Weight | Price (INR) | Price in Words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Gram | 1.0000 g | ₹0.33 | Less than One Rupees |
| 8 Grams | 8.0000 g | ₹2.67 | Three Rupees |
| 10 Grams | 10.0000 g | ₹3.34 | Three Rupees |
| 100 Grams | 100.0000 g | ₹33.38 | Thirty Three Rupees |
| 1 Kilogram | 1,000.0000 g | ₹333.77 | Three Hundred and Thirty Four Rupees |
| 1 Ounce (oz) | 28.3495 g | ₹9.46 | Nine Rupees |
| 1 Troy Ounce | 31.1035 g | ₹10.38 | Ten Rupees |
| 1 Metric Ton | 1,000,000.0000 g | ₹333,767.00 | Three Lakh Thirty Three Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Seven Rupees |
Why Zinc's History Tracks Industry, Not Sentiment
Compare zinc's price history to gold's and the difference is immediate. Gold has decades of data shaped by investor sentiment, currency moves, and safe-haven demand during crises. Zinc's history is shaped almost entirely by the physical economy — how much steel is being galvanized, how many vehicles are rolling off assembly lines, how much new construction is underway in major economies.
Supply-side history matters just as much
On the production side, China, Peru, and Australia have long been among the largest zinc-producing countries, and shifts in mine output or smelter capacity in any of them show up in the historical price record. A prolonged mine closure, a smelter maintenance cycle, or a change in a major producer's export policy has, historically, been enough to move zinc meaningfully — the kind of event that barely registers in a market with more diversified supply.
Zinc Price History — Last 10 Days
The most recent Zinc price on record (2026-09-17) is Less than One Rupees per gram.
| Date | Price (INR/g) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | ₹0.33 | +0.00 |
| 2026-09-16 | ₹0.33 | 0.00 |
| 2026-09-15 | ₹0.33 | +0.00 |
| 2026-09-14 | ₹0.33 | -0.01 |
| 2026-09-13 | ₹0.34 | +0.00 |
| 2026-09-12 | ₹0.34 | 0.00 |
| 2026-09-11 | ₹0.34 | 0.00 |
| 2026-09-10 | ₹0.34 | -0.01 |
| 2026-09-09 | ₹0.35 | +0.00 |
| 2026-09-08 | ₹0.35 | — |
What the Historical Pattern Is Useful For
Reading zinc's price history isn't about predicting the next move — it's about calibrating expectations. A buyer who knows the metal has historically moved in multi-month cycles tied to construction activity is less likely to overreact to a single sharp week, and more likely to time a large purchase around the broader trend instead.
The current reading of ₹0.33 per gram sits inside that longer pattern, not outside it. Whether it looks high or low depends entirely on where you set the comparison window — which is exactly why the year-by-year archive linked below this page's history table is worth checking before drawing any conclusion from a short stretch of days.
Zinc Price History — Common Questions
This page discusses the recent trend and shows the last 10 days in detail. For exact recorded figures by year, use the full price history archive linked from the table below — it carries year-by-year data rather than the rolling 10-day window shown here.
Zinc is at ₹0.33 per gram as of September 17, 2026. The comparison card above this section shows how that stacks up against the rate a week, a month, and a year ago, which is a more useful read than the single-day figure on its own.
Zinc is a genuinely cyclical industrial metal, and its price history reflects broader base-metal cycles tied to global construction and manufacturing activity rather than any single dramatic event. It tends to move with the same macro forces that affect copper and aluminium, given all three trade on the LME and serve overlapping industrial demand.
Gold and silver carry investment demand, jewellery demand, and safe-haven buying that create their own distinct patterns, including sharp moves during economic uncertainty. Zinc has none of that. Its historical trend tracks industrial cycles — construction, automotive production, and mine or smelter supply — much more closely.
Yes, particularly for spotting whether the metal has been trending up or down over a meaningful stretch, rather than reacting to any single day. Fabricators and galvanizers who track the historical pattern tend to time large orders more sensibly than those who only check the day-of rate.
