Nickel Heads for Second Weekly Drop in London on Stockpiles; Lead Rises

(Bloomberg) -- Nickel headed for a second
consecutive weekly decline, dropping to a nine-month low, as
stockpiles of the metal rose, expanding supply. Lead, zinc and
copper also dropped.

Inventories of nickel tracked by the London Metal Exchange
grew 330 metric tons to 15,138 tons, the exchange said today in
a daily report. Stockpiles have risen fivefold since Feb. 6,
when they were at a 15-year low.


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