SMM High-Grade NPI Sentiment Rises in March, Upstream and Downstream Factors Improve

Published: Mar 4, 2026 18:41

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[SMM High-Grade NPI] News on March 4: The SMM high-grade NPI market sentiment factor was 2.09, up 0.02 MoM; the high-grade NPI upstream sentiment factor was 2.87, up 0.01 MoM; and the high-grade NPI downstream sentiment factor was 1.32, up 0.03 MoM.

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