NORTH AMERICAN MORNING BRIEF 08/02: Nickel price slump; Mining Indaba; ArcelorMittal results

摘要

The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the day inNorth America on Monday February 8.Nickel prices fell below $8,000 per tonne on the London MetalExchange for the first time since May 2003 overnight, hitting $7,900 at1am London time.Traded volumes were low, with the Asian markets closed for LunarNew Year, though the alloying metal should attract some buyinginterest at sub-$8,000 levels, a trader told Metal Bulletin.