Nickel Hits Limit Down Again On London Metal Exchange, Falls 12%: CNBC
Nickel Hits Limit Down Again On London Metal Exchange, Falls 12%: CNBC
伦敦金属交易所镍价再次跌停,跌幅12%:CNBC
- The benchmark three-month nickel contract fell 12% on Friday morning to hit a new trading limit, as heavy selling continued on international metal markets, reported CNBC.
- The price hit $36,915 a metric ton as it opened for trade, stated Refinitiv data.
- The London Metal Exchange, which still has some open outcry trading, has had a hectic two weeks with price surges, technical glitches, and trading suspensions.
- The LME installed a trading range of 5%, which was widened to 8% for Thursday and 12% for Friday.
- Related: Russia Impact - London Metal Exchange Suspends Nickel Trading After 250% Price Spike
- On Wednesday, LME's attempt to resume nickel trading after the shutdown was hit with a "systems error" allowed a small number of trades to go through below the newly imposed daily price limit and was temporarily halted again.
- Related: Nickel Electronic Trading Halted As LME Hit By Glitch: Bloomberg
- Matthew Chamberlain, CEO of the LME, stated the LME had "deliberately prioritized stability" by setting a relatively narrow range of daily trading limits, but these could soon be widened if the exchange observed a "more orderly market."
- 据CNBC报道,由于国际金属市场继续大举抛售,基准3个月期镍合约周五上午下跌12%,触及新的交易上限。
- Refinitiv的数据显示,开盘时价格达到每吨36,915美元。
- 这个伦敦金属交易所,该公司仍有一些公开喊价交易,经历了忙碌的两周,价格飙升、技术故障和交易暂停。
- LME设定的交易区间为5%,周四和周五的交易区间分别扩大至8%和12%。
- 相关: 俄罗斯影响-伦敦金属交易所在价格飙升250%后暂停镍交易
- 周三,伦敦金属交易所因“系统错误”而关闭后,试图恢复镍交易,导致少量交易低于新实施的每日限价,并再次被暂时叫停。
- 相关: 由于LME出现故障,镍电子交易暂停:彭博社
- 伦敦金属交易所首席执行官马修·张伯伦表示,伦敦金属交易所通过设定一个相对较窄的每日交易限制范围,“故意将稳定放在首位”,但如果该交易所观察到一个“更有序的市场”,这些限制可能很快就会扩大。