Mon, 17 Dec 2012 11:35:09 GMT
Nickel jumps on positive PMI readings
Industrial metals were mixed, with nickel and zinc climbing and copper
and aluminum retreating. Positive flash manufacturing PMI releases in
the US and China were supportive for the commodity group. However, lack
of progress in the US fiscal negotiations weighted on the base metals.Aluminum
tumbled on bloated LME inventories. LME stocks inched down 0.39% last
week, remaining near a record