[brief Review of Nickel in SMM period] Shanghai Nickel pressure 5-day moving average at 137000 yuan / ton narrow amplitude fluctuation

Published: Oct 9, 2019 15:56

SMM, Oct. 09:

Shanghai Nickel 1912 contract opened today at 136710 yuan / ton, before noon, Shanghai nickel pressure 3-day moving average 137000 yuan / ton level, the center of gravity around the daily average 136800 yuan / ton first-line range. In the afternoon, Shanghai nickel weakened slightly, fluctuating within a narrow range below the daily moving average, and finally closed at 136740 yuan / tonne. The settlement price was the same on the previous trading day, with a 5000 increase in position to 297000 hands and a decrease in trading volume from 14000 to 312000 hands. The Shanghai Nickel 1912 contract had a capital flow of 745 million yuan today, and the Shanghai Nickel Index today had a total capital outflow of 2.259 billion yuan. Shanghai Nickel 1912 closed at the Xiao Yin line today, with a 5-day moving average of 137000 yuan / ton above, paying attention to whether Shanghai Nickel can remain stable at 137000 yuan / ton in the evening.

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