SHANGHAI, Aug 3 (SMM) – Nickel stocks in Shanghai bonded warehouses grew 6% from a week ago to 61,000 mt as of Friday August 3, SMM data showed.
Arrivals of cargoes for previously signed forward contracts accounted for the increase.
A closed import arbitrage window earlier this week also hindered some materials from flowing out of the bonded areas to the domestic market.


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