By Leia Michele Toovey- Exclusive to Nickel Investing News Nickel has kicked off 2009 as the worst performing metal; declining 15 per cent in the first two months of the year, the most among LME traded metals. Inventories are well on their way to rise above 100,000 tonnes, the highest since June 1995. Prices will [...]
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 [...]
India’s largest stainless steel producer, Jindal Stainless, commented that nickel prices can fall further due to decline in purchases made by steekmakers. Arvind Parakh, a director at the New Delhi-based company, said: Nickel will average between $20,000 and $25,000 a metric ton this year compared with an average $37,089 a ton last year. For full story, click [...]
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