Tag Archive | "international nickel"

You Have come A Long Way Baby!

Sunday, February 21, 2010

By Kishori Krishnan Exclusive To Nickel Investing News The Euro has bounced back. London trade base metals on Friday were just that wee bit higher, with indicator charts registering the slow but sure climb of nickel. Dow Jones reported that 3-month nickel ended the day at $9.40/lb, a new high for 2010 and a gain [...]

Steelmakers’ search for nickel substitute in hiatus

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News Nickel’s plummet from all time highs may actually work out in the end to benefit the metal. The hunt for effective substitutes for nickel in making stainless steel may have slowed down after nickel prices tumbled around 80 per cent in less than two years. While [...]

Mining giants feel the pinch

Thursday, November 20, 2008

By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News The mining giants that feed the world’s appetite for iron, copper and other industry staples earned piles of money as commodities prices soared the past.  Now, they are facing a much different situation.  Across the board metals prices have plunged.  Right now on the London Metal [...]

Nickel continues to be weak

Monday, August 18, 2008

By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News Nickel futures continued to exhibit a weak trend backed by high inventories and poor demands from stainless steel makers. On India’s MCX, August 2008 contracts were down by 26 per cent to trade at Rs 806 per kg on Monday. The ongoing downside movement is expected [...]

Low nickel prices drop stainless steel costs

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News On Tuesday, there was a rapid sell-off in all of the industrial metals as worries about the health of the global economy prompted investors to dump commodities. The drop in the price of nickel was short-lived, though. On Wednesday, nickel jumped to $19,175 compared to $18,100 as [...]

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