SHANGHAI, Mar 9 (SMM) - On the supply side, nickel prices remained weak, but the spot transactions have not improved recently, and the spot premiums continued to decrease. In terms of NPI, a stainless steel mill in east China bought thousands of metric tonnes of Indonesia NPI at 1,280 yuan/mtu (including tax, delivery to ports) yesterday. Although they may be goods for hedging operations, the prices still dropped palpably. On the demand side, according to SMM research, stainless steel mills have recently restricted the flow of low-priced spot resources. The overall quotation of #304 stainless steel remained stable. Pure nickel demand from the alloy manufacturers decreased since the spot prices rebounded. To sum up, the pure nickel sector faces weak supply and demand. Nickel prices will move rangebound in the short term.


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