On October 12, according to SMM research, stainless steel futures bottomed out and rebounded today. After the price difference between hot and cold rolling in the spot market recovered, the price remained stable. In the afternoon, some traders' quotations increased slightly. Stainless steel prices are at an advantage as delivery approaches, downstream stocks are regularly replenished, and transactions have picked up. In terms of high-nickel pig iron, as demand for stainless steel weakens, high-nickel pig iron is eager to ship and prices have made concessions. It is expected that stainless steel cost support will weaken and prices will remain weak. In terms of 316, the price of ferromolybdenum continues to fall sharply and the demand is limited. The price of 316 may still decline. In the morning of the same day, the price of 304 cold-rolled steel in Wuxi was 14,850-15,150 yuan/ton. The price of 304 hot rolled steel in Wuxi area is 14,300-14,400 yuan/ton. The price of 316L cold rolled steel in Wuxi area is 26,700-27,200 yuan/ton. The price of 201J1 cold rolling in Wuxi area is 8850-8950 yuan/ton. The price of 430 cold rolled steel in Wuxi area is 8350-8450 yuan/ton. SHFE10: The contract price of 30-minute SS2310 is 14,705 yuan/ton, and the spot premium of Wuxi stainless steel is 315-605 yuan/ton. (Deburred egde products = bur edge products + 170 yuan/ton).
Written by SMM Nickel Research, if you have any questions about the nickel market, please don't hesitate to talk with me Fancyli@smm.cn


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