SHANGHAI, Dec 7 (SMM) – Nickel ore inventories across all Chinese ports increased by 20,000 wmt from a week ago to stand at 13.86 million wmt as of Friday December 7, SMM data showed.
In metal content, stocks grew 200 mt for the same period and stood at some 116,000 mt.
Stocks across seven major Chinese ports rose by 10,000 wmt to 10.55 million wmt.

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