LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) - UK-based Global Commodities

Holdings Ltd (GCHL) will launch its physical metals platform

next month starting with nickel which will be traded for

delivery in locations from Baltimore to Yokohama, the company

said on Wednesday.

Traded prices from the platform will be used to create

nickel indices and GCHL is working with Intercontinental

Exchange ( ICE ) to create derivatives contracts that can be

settled and cleared centrally.