As of end-April, nickel prices had risen 32% since the beginning of 2014, defying the otherwise downward trend in industrial metals prices. The catalyst was a ban on ore exports by Indonesia. Subsequently there have been fears of disruption to Russia’s nickel exports. Investors have piled into the market but, in our view, the price rise is looking premature at best and, at worst, overdone.
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