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Aluminum inched up despite signs of weakening demand in China. The country's aluminum consumption climbed only 5.8% in the first nine months, down 5% from the same period in 2011.
Copper was the top-gainer, jumping 0.44% on hopes that the Fed will stick to its easy policies.
Nickel rose after a sharp fall on Thursday, tracking an increase in cancelled warrants ratio at LME. At the same time, a surplus on physical markets continued to pressurize the metal's prices.
Zinc edged up, balancing between better spot market activity and oversupply on the physical markets.