Aluminium prices on Monday softened by 0.36 per cent to Rs 152.40 per kg in futures trade as speculators cut bets amid subdued demand in spot market.
On the Multi Commodity Exchange, aluminium for delivery in November contracts eased by 55 paise, or 0.36 per cent, to Rs 152.40 per kg in a business turnover of 846 lots.
Analysts said offloading of positions by participants owing to slackened demand from consuming industries in the physical market weighed on aluminium prices in futures trade.