SHANGHAI, Feb 24 (SMM) - Previously, SHFE nickel prices moved rangebound with occasional ups supported by the macro factors, but the fundamentals failed to beef up the prices yesterday. Spot premiums also continued to decline as the delivery of SHFE 2303 nickel is approaching. As for NPI, spot stainless steel orders picked up a lot yesterday, but the overall market sentiment still weakened due to relatively low traded prices. On the demand side, according to SMM research, the #304 cold-rolled coil transactions were average, and the demand cannot be smoothly transmitted to the terminal sectors. Hot-rolled coil trading was acceptable. The market inventory fell thanks to the stainless steel mills' reduction in shipments. Futures prices rose yesterday, and the spot quotes grew somewhat. But the traded prices remained almost unchanged. To sum up, the pure nickel industry faces weak supply and demand. SMM believes that the nickel prices will remain rangebound.


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