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[NPI Daily Review] High-Grade NPI Prices Continue to Rise Amid Cost Support and Peak Season Expectations

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[SMM Daily Review: High-Grade NPI Prices Continue to Rise on Cost Support and Peak Season Expectations] September 1 - The average price of SMM 10-12% high-grade NPI was 941.5 yuan/mtu (ex-factory, tax included), up 1 yuan/mtu from the previous working day.

SMM September 1 news,      

   On September 1, the average price of SMM 10-12% high-grade NPI was 941.5 yuan/mtu (ex-factory, tax included), up 1 yuan/mtu from the previous working day. The market sentiment factor for high-grade NPI stood at 2.44, up 0.01 MoM. Entering September, improved macro sentiment coupled with peak season expectations has boosted market quotation activity, while smelter cost lines remain firm. High-grade NPI prices are expected to continue rising.

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