Nickel ore inventories at Chinese ports extend decline to 13.7 million wmt

Published: Dec 21, 2018 18:10

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Nickel ore inventories across all Chinese ports shrank by 60,000 wmt from a week ago to stand at 13.7 million wmt as of Friday Dec 21

SHANGHAI, Dec 21 (SMM) – Nickel ore inventories across all Chinese ports shrank by 60,000 wmt from a week ago to stand at 13.7 million wmt as of Friday December 21, SMM data showed.

This marked a second straight weekly decline.

In metal content, stocks dipped 600 mt for the same week and came in at some 115,000 mt.

Inventory data Nickel ore Nickel

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