Nickel down 0.6% on global cues, low demand

Metal for delivery in November fell by 0.45%

Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Oct 08 2014 | 12:50 PM IST
Amid a weak trend in base metals overseas and subdued domestic demand, nickel fell 0.58% to Rs 1,037.30 per kg in futures trade today as speculators reduced positions.

At the Multi Commodity Exchange, nickel for delivery in current month contracts shed Rs 6.10 paise, or 0.58%, to Rs 1,037.30 per kg in a business turnover of 635 lots.

The metal for delivery in November also fell by Rs 4.70, or 0.45%, to Rs 1,044.60 per kg in a turnover of six lots.

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Analysts said the fall in nickel prices at futures trade was mostly in tandem with a weakening trend in base metals at the London Metal Exchange (LME) after a gauge of economic strength in China pointed to a slowdown and also IMF cutting its global growth forecast apart from subdued domestic demand.

Globally, nickel for delivery in three months dropped as much as USD 124, or 0.70%, to USD 16,826 a metric tonne at the LME.

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First Published: Oct 08 2014 | 12:14 PM IST

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