Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- OAO Norilsk Nickel, the world’s largest producer of the metal, slid for a second day as nickel declined in London.

The stocks slipped as much as 2.5 percent and last traded 1.9 percent lower at 6,859 rubles by 11:05 a.m. in Moscow.

Nickel fell as much as 1.6 percent to $17,311 a ton on the London Metal Exchange.

--Editor: Chris Peterson

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