Author: Paul Ploumis24 Oct 2014 Last updated at 07:30:07 GMT
LONDON (Scrap Monster): Since the reports which were published in the month of September, in LME nickel; raised to 0.9 percent. Markit Economics and HSBC Holdings Plc released China Purchasing Managers Index for the month October, which stated 50.4, which exceeds the forecast released which was 50.2. In the latest report, which was published by Markit Economics stated that the aluminum factory in European region fell to 49.9 percent, which was the result of a separate investigation. It is the first time since the month of January that the aluminum production in Europe falls lower than 50.
An analyst Kazuhiko Saito stated that, the people are more concerned regarding the aluminum value in Europe, based on the Chinese given data. He further added that, people would look upon the data today to see whether aluminum of Europe will decline below 50.
The aluminum stored in London Metal Exchange for delivery in three months has already slid to 3 percent lower to 2,006 dollars per metric tonne.
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