On May 7, the most-traded SHFE nickel contract opened at 145,800 yuan/mt, and closed at 144,170 yuan/mt, down 870 yuan/mt compared with the last trading day. Trading volume increased by 99,180 lots to 221,659 lots, and open interest increased by 6,413 lots to 98,178 lots. The most-traded SHFE nickel contract fell sharply in a short period of time in the morning, and then fluctuated at a relatively stable range, with a final decrease of 0.01%.
![[SMM Analysis] Influenced by macro sentiment, MHP and high-grade nickel matte prices declined this week.](https://imgqn.smm.cn/usercenter/CWsEw20251217171732.jpeg)

