[ferro-alloys.com]Yesterday, U.S and Mexico made a preliminary agreement on modifying NAFTA. It made high risk assets investment become more attractive. US dollar became weak. Relatively, LME nickel price lifted up largely. By the end of trading, LME nickel was quoted at 13635 USD/T. It was 215 USD/T higher than the price on last Friday. Encouraged by the rising of LME nickel, the prices of future nickel in all contracts rose up a lot. Compared to Wuxi 1809 contract, the premium of Russian nickel was zero, and the premium of Jinchuan nickel was 2700 RMB/T. Today, Jinchuan quoted its electrolytic nickel at 113000 RMB/T. It was 2000 RMB/T higher than the price yesterday.

Affected by the rising of LME nickel, the price of 304 series stainless steel rose up, so did the high grade ferronickel price. Due to the environmental inspection, the supply of ferronickel was insufficient. It helped the high grade ferronickel lift up further. In Inner Mongolia, the high grade ferronickel was quoted at 1080-1100 RMB/Nickel. In Liaoning, Shandong and Jiangsu Provinces, the price of high grade ferronickel rose up at 1085-1110 RMB/Nickel. Because of the steady market of 201 series stainless steel, the low grade ferronickel price remained at 3400-3500 RMB/T

• [Editor:王可]