Nickel ore inventories at Chinese ports rise 370,000 wmt on week

Published: Feb 1, 2019 17:00

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In metal content, stocks increased 3,400 mt this week and came in at 110,000 mt

SHANGHAI, Feb 1 (SMM) – Nickel ore inventories across all Chinese ports accumulated by 370,000 wmt from a week ago to stand at 13.11 million wmt as of Friday February 1, SMM data showed. This came after port stocks shrank 170,000 wmt a week earlier.

In metal content, stocks increased 3,400 mt this week and came in at 110,000 mt.

Stocks across seven major Chinese ports gained 300,000 wmt to 10.48 million wmt.

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