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[Nickel Pig Iron Daily Review] Tender Prices from Mainstream Steel Mills Guide the Market, High-Grade NPI Prices Decline and Inquiries Increase

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[SMM Daily Review: Tender Prices from Mainstream Steel Mills Guide the Market, High-Grade NPI Prices Decline and Inquiries Increase] October 13 - The average price of 10-12% high-grade NPI was 951 yuan/mtu (ex-factory, tax included), down 2.5 yuan/mtu MoM from the previous working day.

SMM October 13 News,      

  On October 13, the SMM average price for 10-12% high-grade NPI was 951 yuan/mtu (ex-factory, tax included), down 2.5 yuan/mtu MoM from the previous working day. The market sentiment factor for high-grade NPI was 2.29, up 0.01 MoM. Last week, a mainstream steel mill issued a tender price, down 10 yuan/mtu MoM, driving down the center of market quotations. Supply side, smelters offered fewer quotes amid a wait-and-see sentiment, but most traders' quotation centers were concentrated at 945 yuan/mtu. Demand side, guided by the mainstream steel mill's price, most stainless steel enterprises followed this price, and market inquiry and offer activity saw some rise today.

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