Thursday, September 25, 2008
Nickel prices drop on higher inventories
Most base metals prices were up Thursday, but nickel saw declines on more gains in inventories.
Nickel prices were down by $50 to $17,150 per tonne in London Thursday as inventories were up to 53,796 tonnes, the most in over nine years.
The metal also declined on a prediction from Norilsk Nickel (RTS: GMKN; MICEX: GMCK), the world’s largest nickel producer, that production will top demand for nickel through 2012.