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 [...]
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News Nickel has witnessed a year of poor performance, with a decline in stainless steel demand to blame. Towards the end of last week, though, things started looking up for nickel and the commodities in general, as buoyant metal prices sparked a strong rally in mining shares. The market responded [...]
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 [...]
Reuters reported that, Nickel prices may fall another 25 percent by the end of this year, unless orders from stainless steel producers in Europe increase in the next two to three weeks. Wright was quoted as saying: If demand from the stainless steel mills does not pick up in the fourth quarter, we could see [...]
Mr Yang Xinmin GM of Wuxi Tianmai Metalwork Co Limited said: The shaky nickel market indicates an easing of stainless cost pressure. The LME future nickel went blow USD 20000 per tonne previously and is recovering, but the stainless price remains in the downward course. The nickel price is expected with further declining room, with [...]
By Leia Michele Toovey-Exclusive to Nickel Investing News In most of 2008, nickel prices have taken a battering, as a weakening US currency, steeply rising prices of oil and gold, and shrinking stainless steel demand have extended losses. LME nickel prices started their rapid descent in July 2008. From beginning to mid August, prices rested in the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Indian stainless steel makers like Jindal Stainless, Mukand Steel and Shah Alloys are looking at reducing prices by up to 5-7 per cent in the coming months due to falling nickel prices. N C Mathur, Jindal Stainless director, was quoted as saying: Since nickel prices have fallen sharply, there is a fair chance of revision in stainless [...]
By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive for Nickel Investing News Last Thursday, nickel rose the most in almost a month in LME trading after Industrial Metallurgical Holding said it may cut production because of this year’s price slump. Industrial Metallurgical shut its two nickel plants for 10 days at the end of July 2008 for maintenance [...]
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