New Analysis On June 1, U.S. hedge fund Elliot Management filed a suit against LME in the English High Court for $456 million over its controversial decision to suspend nickel futures contracts and cancel trades in early March. A few days later, on June 6, trading house Jane Street also filed its case against the exchange…
World’s Largest Nickel Producer Faces Billions in Losses; China Releases National Reserves to Rescue
The world’s biggest nickel and stainless steel producer, Tsingshan Holding Group, suffered a fiasco in a global capital sniping on the London Metal Exchange (LME) on March 7, with its 200,000-ton nickel forward contracts caught in a delivery default and facing potential losses of billions on its short positions. However, a dramatic reversal occurred, attributed…
LME Resumes Trading After a 3rd-Party Power Outage
LONDON/BENGALURU—Trading on the London Metal Exchange (LME) resumed on Tuesday morning after a power outage as the world’s top marketplace for industrial metals struggles with declining volumes. Activity resumed at 0615 GMT following the outage at a third-party data centre on Monday evening, the LME said. The exchange, owned by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing…
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