SHANGHAI, Feb 5 (SMM) — Nickel ore inventories across all Chinese ports decreased 17,000 wmt from January 29 to 8.08 million wmt as of February 5, showed SMM data.
In Ni content, the stocks fell 100 mt to 63,700 mt.
SMM data also showed that nickel ore stocks across seven major Chinese ports increased 93,000 wmt during the same period to 6.46 million wmt.

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