LIVE FUTURES REPORT 06/07: LME nickel price surges past $13,000/t in 2% uptick; copper finds support despite backwardation

July 07, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com / Article Link

The three-month nickel price on the London Metal Exchange climbed by more than 2% to breach nearby resistance levels during morning trading on Monday July 6, while a backwardation in LME copper's forward curve did little to stop its price incline amid fresh stock removals.

Nickel's outright price on the LME was recently seen at $13,250 per tonne, a rise of 2.1% against a morning low of $12,985 per tonne, while turnover was moderate at just over 4,000 lots exchanged as of 10am London time.
Steady forward buying in LME nickel remains supported by a wide contango in the metal's benchmark cash/three-month spread, which was recently trading at $53 per tonne, widening from $45 per tonne last week.

Meanwhile, the Shanghai Futures Exchange has approved the delivery of nickel briquettes into registered locations from October, amid the country's push for electrification,...

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