Nickel ore inventories at ports extend gains

Published: Nov 02, 2018 16:43 (GMT+8)

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Nickel ore inventories across all Chinese ports grew 370,000 wmt from a week ago to 14.49 million wmt as of Friday Nov 2

SHANGHAI, Nov 2 (SMM) – Nickel ore inventories across all Chinese ports grew 370,000 wmt from a week ago to stand at 14.49 million wmt as of Friday November 2, SMM data showed.

In metal content, stocks gained 3,000 mt for the same period and stood at 121,000 mt.

Stocks across seven major Chinese ports rose by 400,000 wmt to 10.47 million wmt.

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