Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Lead touches fresh record high, nickel down

(Reuters) - London Metal Exchange lead touched a new record high on Wednesday, lifted by low stockpiles, while nickel fell by nearly two percent following the previous session's heavy losses.

Nickel for three-months delivery bounced to $38,850 a tonne, up 3.3 percent, in early trade, before falling back to $36,925/36,950 by 1446 GMT. In the previous session it closed at $37,600 after tumbling 7.2 percent as stainless steel producers cut back use of the metal.


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