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Home / Metal News / SMM Daily Review - 2012/5/3 Nickel Market

SMM Daily Review - 2012/5/3 Nickel Market

May 4, 2012 09:14

On Thursday, mainstream traded prices of Jinchuan nickel were between RMB 130,500-130,700/mt in the morning session.

SHANGHAI, May 4 (SMM) -- On Thursday, mainstream traded prices of Jinchuan nickel were between RMB 130,500-130,700/mt in the morning session, while mainstream Russian nickel prices were between RMB 128,800-129,000/mt. In the afternoon, mainstream traded prices of Jinchuan nickel rose to RMB 130,700-131,000/mt as LME nickel prices climbed, and mainstream Russian nickel prices were between RMB 129,000-129,500/mt. The market purchased at lower prices in the morning session, but trading volumes decreased as prices rose later in the day.

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