The three-month nickel price on the London Metal Exchange held on to gains made earlier in the week during morning trading on Thursday October 15, despite a downturn in Chinese producer and consumer prices last month prompting selling pressure, while a fresh cancellation in tin kept the metal's price elevated.
Nickel's outright price on the LME was recently trading at $15,395 per tonne, holding Wednesday's gains and pushing to an intra-morning high of $15,575 per tonne despite slight selling pressure over the morning. Turnover was moderate at 3,500 lots exchanged as of 10:30am London time.
Wednesday's price spike in LME nickel was largely due to shares in technology company Tesla climbing after the company decided to reduce the price of its Model S electric vehicle, while a climb in US producer prices also help support buying momentum.
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