NPI: As of September 7, the average price of SMM8-12% high nickel pig iron during the week was 1,173 yuan/nickel point (ex-factory tax included), which was the same as the average price last week. The price of ferronickel rose again after a slight correction last week. From a fundamental point of view, the Indonesian nickel ore quota incident has not yet been implemented. The local transaction premium of Indonesian nickel ore continues to rise, and the raw material side provides strong support for nickel iron prices. Secondly, according to SMM's semi-monthly ferronickel inventory, the market's circulating inventory at the end of August was still low at 260,500 tons, and the current spot liquidity is still poor. From the demand side, the fear of high prices in the downstream market is still strong, and both the stainless steel market and spot prices have experienced a slight correction. As a result, the profit margins of steel mills are still relatively small. At present, there are still large differences between upstream and downstream prices of NPI, but the support from the cost side is strong. In the short term, the downward space for NPI prices is limited.
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