Nickel premiums were steady globally, with bullish sentiment supporting premiums at their current levels, sources told Fastmarkets.
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Nickel cif premiums in China were steady despite the closed arbitrage window between London and Shanghai in the week to September 14, while tight supply continues, sources said.
Fastmarkets assessed the
nickel, min 99.8%, full plate premium, cif Shanghai at $320-350 per tonne on Tuesday September 14, unchanged from a week earlier and at its highest since June 2019.
Fastmarkets assessed
nickel, min 99.8%, full plate premium, in-whs Shanghai at $330-350 per tonne on Tuesday September 14, flat from the previous week and at its highest since June 2019.
"I sold some seaborne cargoes when the arbitrage window opened for a while last week but it is closed this week, with...