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Zinc Price Today — 10-Day Trend
All prices in ₹ per gram · daily rate, updated once per day
Zinc Price Today in India — The Short Answer
Zinc is priced at ₹0.33 per gram in India today, September 17, 2026. Scale that up and a kilogram works out to roughly ₹333.77, which is the figure that actually matters to anyone buying the metal — galvanizers, die-casters, and metal traders don't think in grams. They think in kilograms and tonnes, and that habit comes straight from how zinc is actually bought and sold.
The number itself is not set locally. It starts on the London Metal Exchange, where zinc trades as one of the core base metals alongside copper, aluminium, and lead. That LME price gets converted into rupees using the day's USD/INR exchange rate, and what lands here is that converted figure — before any import duty, freight, or dealer margin that a real industrial buyer would pay on top.
- 1 gram: ₹0.33
- 10 grams: ₹3.34
- 100 grams: ₹33.38
- 1 kilogram: ₹333.77
- 1 metric tonne: ₹333,767.00
Zinc Price Today by Weight
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 Doesn't Behave Like Gold or Silver
There's no zinc jewellery counter, no zinc coin at a bullion dealer, no sovereign zinc bond. That's a genuine difference from the precious metals this site also tracks, and it changes who actually watches this number every day. The audience for a zinc price page is a steel fabricator working out a galvanizing quote, a die-caster pricing a batch of components, or a trader watching LME zinc for a futures position — not a household deciding whether to buy a coin for a festival.
What actually moves the number
Zinc's single biggest demand driver, by a wide margin, is galvanizing: coating steel and iron with a thin protective zinc layer so it doesn't rust. That demand runs through construction steel, automotive bodies, and infrastructure like guardrails and pipes, so the pace of construction and vehicle manufacturing in major economies has a direct line to this price. China, Peru, and Australia are among the largest producing countries, which means mine output and smelter activity in those markets carries real weight on the supply side too.
Zinc Price Today — 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 | — |
Reading Today's Price in Context
One day's zinc rate on its own doesn't tell you much. What it becomes useful for is comparison — against yesterday, against last week, against the trend the history table above lays out. A price that's flat for ten straight days tells a different story than one that's climbed steadily, even if today's headline number is identical in both cases.
It's also worth remembering that zinc ore is rarely just zinc. Many zinc deposits carry real, recoverable amounts of other metals alongside it, and that byproduct relationship is actually where most of the world's gallium and indium supply comes from — both metals this site tracks separately. That's a detail worth knowing even if it doesn't move today's number directly; it's a reminder that zinc mining underpins more of the metals market than the headline price suggests.
Zinc Price Today — Common Questions
Zinc is trading at ₹0.33 per gram in India today, September 17, 2026, which works out to roughly ₹333.77 per kilogram.
It traces back to the international zinc price set on the London Metal Exchange, converted into rupees at the day's USD/INR rate. There is no separate domestic zinc benchmark the way there is for, say, MCX gold — the LME reference is what the whole chain runs on.
In practice, almost entirely per kilogram and per tonne. This page tracks the rate per gram for consistency with the rest of the site, but nobody buying galvanizing-grade zinc or die-casting alloy is pricing it out in grams.
The underlying LME zinc price moves continuously during trading hours, same as any exchange-traded metal. This page reflects the latest recorded rate rather than a live tick-by-tick feed, so treat it as today's reference point rather than a real-time trading quote.
Not really. There is no retail zinc coin or zinc bar market comparable to gold or silver. Investors who want zinc exposure typically do it through mining company shares or exchange-traded futures contracts, not physical metal.
