Nickel found support amid strong speculative buying in anticipation of electric vehicle demand.

The BSE Realty index emerged the top index performer on BSE over the past 12 months.

LME Nickel jumped as much as 27 per cent in 2017, powered by a sharp rally in steel prices.

The pullback in Nickel prices in the earlier half of this year was a result of easing supply woes.

The metal has turned out to be the worst performer so far this year falling 16.5%

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