Articles Tagged "steel sector"

Lack of purchases halt nickel

By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News Nickel prices entered the New Year with upward momentum, as the annual commodity index rebalancing was positive for the base metals. Now, it is one month into the year and the gains have halted.  London Metal Exchange three-month nickel closed Friday at US$11,150 a metric tonne, [...]

Nickel on the fast track

By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News Nickel started the New Year with a bang, gaining 50% of its value in just two and a half days. The metal, used primarily as a component of stainless steel, was joined by the other major commodities in a rapid rebalancing. Last Friday nickel hit a [...]

Nickel industry faces delays

By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News The sharp retreat in the price of nickel in 2008 as demand from the key stainless steel sector plummeted has forced several producers to curb output or defer projects. So far, in 2008, and extending into 2009, mines in Australia, Canada, Finland, Africa and Asia have [...]

Nickel rests at four year low

By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News London Metal Exchange (LME) Nickel started the week on a sour note, continuing with the low levels that it had hit at the end of last week. Nickel’s drop came in as stockpiles in warehouses monitored by the LME advanced 378 tonnes to 51,864 tonnes, the highest [...]

Nickel takes the biggest plunge in four years

By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News As last week came to a close, Nickel futures took their biggest weekly fall in almost four years. On India’s Multi Commodity Exchange, MCX, the benchmark September expiry contract nickel for delivery in three months plummeted by Rs 73 to Rs 742 a kg, compared to [...]