Buying and selling of nickel futures and options rose 38 percent from a year earlier in June on the London Metal Exchange. Trading increased 37 percent for aluminum and 30 percent for copper.
Following are monthly futures and options trading volumes for selected metals on the LME. The exchange said July 2 first-half trading climbed 9 percent to 86.78 million lots, with nickel and cobalt leading growth.
Futures, options
June 2013 June 2012
NASAAC 75,229 41,356
Aluminum 6,993,562 5,097,289
Aluminum Alloy 62,171 41,813
Copper 4,014,010 3,082,781
Lead 1,111,579 1,045,075
Nickel 1,144,184 827,094
Tin 178,746 138,827
Zinc 2,728,383 2,425,939
Steel Billet 6,003 5,811
Cobalt 963 991
Molybdenum 18 39
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