SMM Morning Comment For Nickel Market On November 28

SHANGHAI, November 28(SMM) –Overnight, the most-traded SHFE nickel contract opened at 127500 yuan/mt, and closed at 122780 yuan/mt, down 6370 yuan/mt. Trading volume rose 220,000 lots, and open interest increased by 79754 lots. The current nickel price is not very sensitive to macro sentiment, and is mainly subject to fundamentals of refined nickel instead. The current pure nickel oversupply persists. Supply continues to increase, and there is no plan to reduce production for the time being. Although downstream demand has improved during the week, overall demand is still weak. Nickel price is expected to move rangebound and then decline.