Londýnska burza kovov (LME) vo svojom stredajšom vyhlásení uviedla, že od štvrtka zvýši hornú alebo dolnú hranicu pre nikel na 8 percent a zachová 15-percentný denný cenový limit pre ostatné základné kovy.
Lenni obnovil obchodovanie po týždňovom-pozastavení, ale veci nešli podľa plánu. Streda lune nikel otvorený limit a z technických príčin burzy narazenie na spodnú hranicu viedlo k opätovnému zastaveniu. Elektronické obchodovanie s niklom, ktoré bolo pozastavené, sa obnovilo v stredu o 14:00 londýnskeho času (22:00 v stredu pekinského času), pričom zisky a straty boli obmedzené na 5 percent.
The LME will not release Wednesday's closing price, as nickel prices are down by the daily limit during the closing period. The 45,590 / tonne limit will continue to be used for margin calculations at the LME clearing house, as well as the basis for Thursday's gains and losses.
Prudké turbulencie na trhu prinútili LME zvýšiť alebo znížiť obchodovanie s niklom na 8 percent denne, ale dodal, že môže ďalej upraviť horné alebo dolné limity pre nikel a iné kovy v závislosti od trhových podmienok.
In a sign that tensions may be easing, Aoyama announced on Tuesday that it had reached a silent agreement with a syndicate of futures bank creditors. According to the agreement, during the quiet period, Aoshan and its syndicate will actively negotiate the implementation of standby, secured liquidity facilities, mainly for Aoshan's nickel position margin and settlement needs. During the quiet period, the participating futures banks agree not to liquidate the positions held by Aoshan or require additional margin for existing positions.
"In a sense it was expected because we all expected nickel prices to fall, it was just a matter of how fast," said Colin Hamilton, managing director of commodity research at BMO Capital Markets.
The LME's SELECT electronic trading showed a huge volume of sell orders, equivalent to about 50,000 tonnes of nickel, at a limit of 45,590 a tonne, suggesting further falls once trading opens.
