Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Nickel Drops, Snapping Two Days of Gains, on Stockpile Surge; Lead Falls

(Bloomberg) -- Nickel declined in London, snapping
two days of gains, after stockpiles climbed to the highest in
almost 11 months. Lead fell on prospects of increased supply as
Xstrata Plc said it will lift restrictions on metal deliveries
from its U.K. smelter after a five-month disruption.

Inventories of nickel tracked by the London Metal Exchange
jumped 6.3 percent to 8,460 metric tons, the exchange said today in
a daily report. That's the highest since July 10 last year.
Production will beat usage by 70,000 tons this year, reversing the
2006 shortage, the International Nickel Study Group said on May 14.


Read more at Bloomberg Commodities News

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