Lead futures were down during morning trade in the domestic market on Thursday as investors and speculators trimmed their bets in the industrial metal amid muted physical demand for lead, from battery-makers, in the domestic spot market. 

Further, a downward trend in physical demand from battery-makers in the domestic spot markets, influenced lead prices at futures trade. 

At the MCX, lead futures for December 2016 contract is trading at Rs 136.75 per kg, down by 0.15 %, after opening at Rs 136.90, against a previous close of Rs 136.95. It touched the intra-day low of Rs 136.45.