SHANGHAI, Mar 1 (SMM) - Recently, SHFE nickel prices have bottomed out, but the upstream companies were active in shipping approaching the month-end. Some NPI sellers rejected offer quotes yesterday since they were confused about the market outlook. Spot NPI quotes offered by the rest of the sellers fell more following the traded price yesterday, and many traders with large stocks in their hands were eager to dump their goods. On the demand side, the spot prices of stainless steel in the Wuxi and Foshan markets edged lower following the falling futures prices. Pure nickel demand from alloy companies was small despite the declining nickel prices for several days. In general, pure nickel demand remained weak, and the supply did not grow palpably. SMM presumes that nickel prices will remain rangebound around low levels.


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