The price of nickel has fallen to $18,595 per tonne on surplus and the increased use of nickel-pig-iron in China. Analysts, however, are optimistic that low prices will encourage China's nickel consumption and lead to a stabilized 2012 nickel market.
Nickel is projected to be in a surplus over the next year and a half, as weak stainless steel demand has caused cuts in production. There are supporting factors as the market heads for its bottom.
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 [...]
By Kishori Krishnan Exclusive To Nickel Investing News They have done it again. After a 6-month hiatus, Russia is set to re-instate its 5 per cent export tax on nickel next month. For the past half year, the government has been debating the possibility of linking the export duties for nickel and other market metals [...]
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 [...]
By Leia Michele Toovey Exclusive to Nickel Investing News The nickel market collapsed in the fourth quarter of 2008, following a swift decline in stainless steel production. The stainless steel sector accounts for nearly two-thirds of global nickel demand. According to the International Stainless Steel Federation (ISSF), stainless steel output slumped 30 per cent year [...]
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News Nickel prices have slumped over 80 per cent to about $9,850 a tonne since reaching a record high of $51,800 in May 2007. Many nickel enterprises have already chosen to suspend production on account of low prices, but these output cuts have failed to keep pace [...]
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News Nickel was down US$350 to US$16,650 at India’s Multi Commodity Exchange, MCX, on Monday.The benchmark September nickel MNKU8 was down 1.27 per cent at Rs 774.5. Nickel October contract was trading down 0.38 per cent at Rs 796.50 a kg. It opened at Rs 810.80 as compared [...]
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News London Metal Exchange nickel dropped by approximately five per cent to two week’s low as the stronger greenback made the metal more expensive for holders of other currencies. Nickel dropped by 4.7 per cent to US$19,300 a tonne, it’s lowest since August 20, 2008. LME inventories [...]
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