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SMM Daily Review - 2012/2/3 Nickel Market

Feb 6, 2012 09:12

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Mainstream traded prices of nickel were between RMB 142,800-143,000/mt and RMB 141,500-141,800/mt for Jinchuan nickel and Russian nickel respectively in Shanghai last Friday.

SHANGHAI, Feb. 6 (SMM) – Mainstream traded prices of nickel were between RMB 142,800-143,000/mt and RMB 141,500-141,800/mt for Jinchuan nickel and Russian nickel respectively in Shanghai last Friday. Nickel prices were little changed during Asian trading hours of the day. Some traders replenished stocks in small amounts as nickel prices dropped and with expectations of nickel purchases from downstream after the Lantern Festival. The overall traded volume stayed light, however.

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