Import prices for stainless steel in East Asia experienced an uptick over the past week amid a recovery in the nickel market, though downstream demand remained soft.
The three-month nickel contract on the London Metal Exchange ended Wednesday June 26's official trading session at $12,430-12,440 per tonne, up $480-485 per tonne from a week earlier.The increase came amid supply disruptions arising from recent floods in the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and the suspension of some of Vale and Glencore's operations.An upcoming meeting between United States President...