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据外电报道，11月17日，价值6亿美元的托克（Trafigura）镍欺诈案在伦敦高等法院正式开审。此案件成为近年来大宗商品贸易领域备受瞩目的法律事件之一。
托克指控印度商人Prateek Gupta及其关联公司实施系统性欺诈。Gupta承诺提供99.8%纯度的高等级镍，然而实际交付的却是低价值甚至完全无关的金属材料，如2022年11月客户投诉后，托克检查荷兰鹿特丹部分集装箱，发现装载的只是碳钢，远低于镍的价值。这一调查致使托克计提5.9亿美元损失，并于2023年2月对Gupta及其公司提起诉讼。
Gupta方面承认未按承诺交付镍，但却反指托克员工参与设计了整个交易结构。...00笔交易，总值33亿美元，本质是托克利用花旗银行融资便利，通过循环交易“低借高贷”获利，还暗示只要交易循环持续，各方都能受益。
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If Gupta admits not delivering the promised nickel, how can his claim that Trafigura employees were involved in the deal structure hold water? And did Trafigura really try to terminate the cooperation due to financing pressure when nickel prices soared? Will the court be able to clearly identify the…