SHANGHAI, Dec 13 (SMM) – Nickel ore inventories across all Chinese ports rebounded this week, increasing 100,000 wmt from a week earlier to 14.91 million wmt as of December 13, showed SMM data.
This equated to 128,000 mt in metal content, up 1,200 mt from a week ago.
During the same period, stocks across seven major Chinese ports climbed 160,000 wmt to 11.67 million wmt.

![[SMM Analysis] Influenced by macro sentiment, MHP and high-grade nickel matte prices declined this week.](https://imgqn.smm.cn/usercenter/CWsEw20251217171732.jpeg)

