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On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 5:58 AM, John Sun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nickel Gains in London as Stockpiles Decline to Eight-Month Low > > By Chanyaporn Chanjaroen > > July 21 (Bloomberg) -- Nickel rebounded from a two-year low in London as > stockpiles of the metal used in stainless steel declined to the smallest in > eight months, indicating supply is slowing. > > Inventories tracked by the London Metal Exchange dropped 6 percent this > month to 43,728 metric tons, the lowest since Nov. 23. BHP Billiton Ltd. > this month shut its Kalgoorlie refinery in Western Australia through June > 2009, cutting sales of the metal by 25,000 tons, or about 57 percent of > existing LME stockpiles. > > ``You probably started to see the impact from supply disruption in Western > Australia,'' Max > Layton<http://search.bloomberg.com/search?q=Max+Layton&site=wnews&client=wnews&proxystylesheet=wnews&output=xml_no_dtd&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&filter=p&getfields=wnnis&sort=date:D:S:d1>, > an analyst at Macquarie Ltd. in London, said today by phone. ``It may be > short- lived and overall we see a small surplus this year.'' > > Nickel for delivery in three months increased $150, or 0.7 percent, to > $20,550 a ton as of 4:55 p.m. London time. The contract closed July 18 at > $20,400 a ton, the lowest since June 28, 2006. > > The metal is headed for a second consecutive annual drop, after last year's > 21 percent decline as stainless-steel mills resorted to products containing > less nickel. Prices may have to fall to about $15,000 a ton to lure back > consumers, Charles > Cooper<http://search.bloomberg.com/search?q=Charles%0ACooper&site=wnews&client=wnews&proxystylesheet=wnews&output=xml_no_dtd&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&filter=p&getfields=wnnis&sort=date:D:S:d1>, > an analyst at Evolution Securities Ltd., said today. > > Boliden AB, the second-largest producer of zinc in Europe, said production > at the Tara zinc and lead mine in Ireland will decline ``slightly'' in the > next six to nine months, extending a drop from the first half. > > The mine produced an equivalent of 104,019 tons of zinc metal during > January to June, down 7 percent from a year ago, the Stockholm-based company > said today in an earnings statement. Lead output fell 11 percent to 13,765 > tons. > > Mine Closures > > Zinc prices have slumped 22 percent this year and lead 20 percent, making > mines unprofitable. Tech Cominco Ltd., owner of the world's largest zinc > mine, said July 15 it would close its Lennard Shelf Pillara mine in Western > Australia next month, earlier than planned. > > Lead jumped $65, or 3.3 percent, to $2,035 a ton and zinc added $20, or 1.1 > percent, to $1,840. > > Stockpiles of copper monitored by the exchange have increased 5 percent > this month to 128,725 tons, the highest since March 12. As inventories have > been held by ``only a few market participants,'' availability is limited, > Norddeutsche Affinerie AG, Europe's largest copper refiner, said today in an > e-mailed newsletter. > > Copper for immediate delivery traded at a premium of $241 a ton above the > benchmark price on July 17, the highest since August 2005 and indicating a > shortage of nearby futures contracts. The spread was $234 a ton today. > Borrowing fees for futures for tomorrow delivery were $35 a ton a day. > > Lost Output > > Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., the nation's biggest producer of the > lightweight metal, said it may lose 30,000 tons of output after it trimmed > some capacity at two ventures in Shanxi province because of a power > shortage. > > Shanxi Huaze Aluminum & Power Co. suspended 25 percent of its 280,000-ton > annual capacity as of July 18, and Shanxi Huasheng Aluminum Co. stopped 22 > percent of its 220,000-ton capacity, Chalco, as the company is known, said > in a statement late that day. > > Aluminum stockpiles on the LME added 4,975 tons, or 0.4 percent, to 1.12 > million tons, the highest since May 12, 2004. The contract rose $7 to $3,040 > a ton. > > Tin increased $75 to $23,500. > > To contact the reporter on this story: Chanyaporn > Chanjaroen<http://search.bloomberg.com/search?q=Chanyaporn+Chanjaroen&site=wnews&client=wnews&proxystylesheet=wnews&output=xml_no_dtd&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&filter=p&getfields=wnnis&sort=date:D:S:d1>in > London at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Last Updated: July 21, 2008 12:01 EDT* > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Vincent Chase <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: obrolan-bandar@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 4:47:30 PM > Subject: [obrolan-bandar] BUY INCO @ 3400 ANTM @ 1650? is it possible? time > will tell > > > > >
