Nickel Hits Limit Down Again On London Metal Exchange, Falls 12%: CNBC
Nickel Hits Limit Down Again On London Metal Exchange, Falls 12%: CNBC
倫敦金屬交易所鎳價再次跌停，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."
- 據CNBC報道，由於國際金屬市場繼續大舉拋售，基準3個月期鎳合約週五上午下跌12%，觸及新的交易上限。
- Refinitiv的數據顯示，開盤時價格達到每噸36,915美元。
- 這個倫敦金屬交易所，該公司仍有一些公開喊價交易，經歷了忙碌的兩週，價格飆升、技術故障和交易暫停。
- LME設定的交易區間為5%，週四和週五的交易區間分別擴大至8%和12%。
- 相關: 俄羅斯影響-倫敦金屬交易所在價格飆升250%後暫停鎳交易
- 週三，倫敦金屬交易所因“系統錯誤”而關閉後，試圖恢復鎳交易，導致少量交易低於新實施的每日限價，並再次被暫時叫停。
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- 倫敦金屬交易所首席執行官馬修·張伯倫表示，倫敦金屬交易所通過設定一個相對較窄的每日交易限制範圍，“故意將穩定放在首位”，但如果該交易所觀察到一個“更有序的市場”，這些限制可能很快就會擴大。